Ask a sommelier to describe the allure of a favorite glass of vino and you might hear about notes of various fruits, woods, spices, or even a whisper of petrichor (yup, that’s one of our faves, too).

Salinity is a fundamental topic in aquatic and soil sciences describing the total concentration of dissolved inorganic salts, typically dominated by ions such as Na⁺, K⁺, Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, Cl⁻, SO₄²⁻, and ...