科学家在海底发现了淡水

科学家在海底发现了淡水

Scientists have discovered what they claim is the world’s newest source of fresh water trapped in 'pockets' under the ocean.

科学家们声称他们发现了世界上最新的淡水来源——这些淡水被困在海底的“口袋”里。

A group from Columbia University and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution mapped out the fresh-water reservoirs during a 10-day research trip, a report from the World Economic Forum found.

世界经济论坛的一份报告发现，哥伦比亚大学和伍兹霍尔海洋研究所的一个小组，在为期10天的研究旅行中，绘制出了淡水水库的地图。

Sensors were towed through waters from New Jersey to Massachusetts.

传感器从新泽西州拖到马萨诸塞州的水域。

“By measuring the way electromagnetic waves travelled through fresh and saline water, researchers mapped out fresh-water reservoirs for the first time,” the report said.

报告称：“通过测量电磁波在淡水和盐水中的传播方式，研究人员首次绘制出淡水水库的平面图。”

“It turns out the subterranean pools stretch for at least (80 kilometres) off the US Atlantic coast, containing vast stores of low-salinity groundwater, about twice the volume of Lake Ontario.”

事实表明，这些地下水池距离美国大西洋海岸至少(80公里)，含有大量低盐度地下水，大约是安大略湖水量的两倍。

It is estimated that Lake Ontario contains 1638 cubic kilometres of water.

据估计，安大略湖有1638立方公里的水。

Columbia University PhD candidate Chloe Gustafson said the group knew there was fresh water “down there in isolated places”.

哥伦比亚大学的博士候选人克洛伊·古斯塔夫森说，研究小组一直知道“在某些偏僻的地方”肯定有淡水。

“But we did not know the extent or geometry. It could turn out to be an important resource in other parks of the world.”

“但我们不知道在哪，也不知道是什么样的，它也可能成为世界上其他国家的重要资源。”

The World Economic Forum said the “size and extent” of the freshwater deposits could indicate they are being fed by “modern-day runoff from land”.

世界经济论坛(WorldEconomicForum)表示，淡水储量的“规模和范围”可能表明，它们正受到“现代陆地径流”的补给。

“The water is not pure terrestrial fresh water, which contains salt concentrations of less than one part per thousand,” the report said.

报告说：“这些水不是纯净水，但其含盐量不到千分之一。”

It claimed desalination plants could turn any seawater in the area of the freshwater pockets into drinkable water.

任何一家海水淡化厂都可以将淡水区的海水转化为可饮用水。