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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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- Industri / Domain: Sains bumi
- Kategori: Oceanografi
- Company: Marine Conservation Society
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