The object which the Brussels Organization had in view when the specific gravity column was introduced into the sea-journal was that hydrographers might find in it data for computing the dynamical force which the sea derives for its currents from the difference in the specific gravity of its waters in different climes.
The Brussels Organization's objective when introducing the specific gravity column into the sea-journal was to provide hydrographers with data that could be used to calculate the dynamic force driving ocean currents from variations in water density across different geographical locations.