During glacial stages, large volumes of ocean water are locked up in continental ice sheets, reducing the total volume of ocean water while the total dissolved salt content remains essentially unchanged, thereby increasing the average salinity of the remaining ocean water relative to interglacial (ice-free) periods.
During a glacial stage, significant amounts of water are removed from the ocean and stored as ice in continental glaciers and ice sheets, reducing total...
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