外がい洋よう水すい

noun

oceanic water; pelagic water

Technical term in oceanography and marine science, referring to water in the open ocean away from coastal influences. Contrasts with 沿岸水 (coastal water).

See also: 沿岸水

• 外がい洋よう水すいは沿えん岸がん水すいより塩えん分ぶん濃のう度どが高たかいことが多おおい。

  Oceanic water often has a higher salinity than coastal water.