Brine

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Term: Brine
Definition: Small droplets of highly saline water that form in pockets between ice crystals, as sea ice forms and expels salt into the underlying ocean water.  NSIDCCryosphere 

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Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.03.08
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