Which outcome regarding water salinity occurs when glacial meltwater mixes with submarine groundwater discharge near coastal aquifer systems?

💡 Explanation

Increased stratification occurs because the mechanism of buoyant convection prevents mixing with the denser saline groundwater; therefore a surface layer of fresher water exists rather than a uniformly mixed saline profile near the coast.

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