A method for computing the amount of evaporation of sea‐water from a tank by changes in salinity, with experimental results obtained on board the Scripps August 13–24, 1928

Introduction—Roughly half of the radiant energy of the Sun and sky which strikes the surfaces of a body of water goes into evaporation. If this energy strikes an open tank filled with sea‐water, the evaporation is accompanied by an increase in the salinity. The quantity of evaporation may be determined by applying a method which involves taking water‐samples periodically, and later observing the changes in salinity of the samples.