Answer: In a typical estuary, there is a constant change in the salinity of the water. As the tide rises, water from the ocean begins to surge into the mouth of a river, bringing with it higher levels of salt. This results in an increase in the salinity of the water in an estuary. Evaporation of ocean water and formation of sea ice both increase the salinity of the ocean. However these "salinity raising" factors are continually counterbalanced by processes that decrease salinity such as the continuous input of fresh water from rivers, precipitation of rain and snow, and melting of ice.
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