Look up: halocline

1. halocline
   A vertical salinity gradient in some layer of a body of water, which is appreciably greater than the gradients above and below it; also a layer in which such a gradient occurs. The principal haloclines in the ocean are either seasonal, due to fresh water inputs, or permanent.
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2. Halocline
   Depth zone within which salinity changes maximally
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3. halocline
   In the oceans, a well-defined vertical gradient of salinity.
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4. halocline
   vertical zone in the oceanic water column in which salinity changes rapidly with depth, located below the well-mixed, uniformly saline surface water ... [1 related articles]
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5. halocline
   halocline 1. A vertical gradient in the saltiness of the ocean. 2. A salinity discontinuity; a zone of marked salinity gradient.
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6. Halocline
   In oceanography, a `halocline` is cline caused by a strong, vertical salinity gradient within a body of water. Because salinity (in concert with temperature) affects the density of seawater, it can play a role in its vertical stratification. Increasing salinity by one kg/m³ results ...
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