单词 | pycnocline |
释义 | > as lemmaspycnocline pycnocline n. Brit. /ˈpɪknə(ʊ)klʌɪn/ , U.S. /ˈpɪknəˌklaɪn/ Chiefly Oceanography a layer in which water density increases rapidly with depth, as a result of decreasing temperature or increasing salinity.ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > body of water > [noun] > layers of water mid-water1653 chemocline1937 pycnocline1957 1957 G. E. Hutchinson Treat. Limnol. I. v. 282 When a wind blows over a thick layer of water lying over a second layer of greater density, not only will the surface level be raised at the lee end but the pycnocline, or plane separating the two layers of different density, will be tilted in the opposite direction. 1976 Nature 2 Sept. 8/1 Over large areas of the present-day ocean, a permanent density discontinuity (pycnocline) arises as a consequence of the latitudinal variation in the intensity of incident radiation from the Sun. 2006 Aquaculture 254 602/1 As long as a strong pycnocline exists, caused by a difference in temperature or salinity, the water below it is prevented from being enriched with atmospheric oxygen. < as lemmas |
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