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2024
pycnocline
pycnocline
English
Noun
pycnocline
(
plural
pycnoclines
)
A
boundary
layer
in a body of
water
between areas of different
temperature
or
salinity
.
The bay has fresher water at the surface and saltier water at the bottom, in between is the pycnocline.
A layer of water where the
density
changes
rapidly
with
depth
Etymology
Ancient Greek
πυκνότης
(
puknótēs
,
“
density
”
)
+
-cline
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