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thermocline [′thər·mə‚klīn] (geophysics) A temperature gradient as in a layer of sea water, in which the temperature decrease with depth is greater than that of the overlying and underlying water. Also known as metalimnion. A layer in a thermally stratified body of water in which such a gradient occurs. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| GSD 20 Sounder Module: Turn your chartplotter into a fishfinder with brilliant color to reveal thermoclines, bottom hardness and amazing discrimination between fish and bottom structure. Naval Postgraduate School's Oceanography Department, which is doing a two-year study of the circulation of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary in the hope of learning about coastal upwelling, how thermoclines interact and seasonal variability. World War II WAVE, Mary Sears, was legendary for her intelligence reports predicting the presence of thermoclines - areas of rapid water temperature change - under which a submarine could hide to escape enemy detection. |
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