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Long Story Shorts: What is Ocean Stratification? – Hakai Institute

Hakai Institute, Hakai Magazine, Josh Silberg, Kristina Blanchflower, Mercedes Minck, ocean stratification

Excerpt:
The ocean has layers that mix—sometimes. What are the layers made of? And why is it bad news when they don’t?

This episode is part of the Hakai Insitute’s series Long Story Shorts—fun, quick explainers about all things coastal science!

Series produced by Kristina Blanchflower and Josh Silberg

Animations by Kristina Blanchflower

Illustrations by Mercedes Minck

Stock images by Shutterstock

Image at Top: Screenshot from the Hakai Institute’s video, Long Story Shorts: What is Ocean Stratification? via Youtube.

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