thermocline
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English
Etymology
Noun
thermocline (plural thermoclines)
- (geography) A layer within a body of water or air where the temperature changes rapidly with depth.
- 2015 December 5, “Diel Vertical Dynamics of Gelatinous Zooplankton (Cnidaria, Ctenophora and Thaliacea) in a Subtropical Stratified Ecosystem (South Brazilian Bight)”, in PLOS ONE, :
- Even among migratory species, only a few (Aglaura hemistoma, Abylopsis tetragona eudoxids, Beroe sp., Thalia democratica, Salpa fusiformis) crossed the thermocline and reached the bottom layer.
Related terms
Translations
layer in water
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French
Pronunciation
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Noun
thermocline f (plural thermoclines)
Further reading
- “thermocline”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.