pycnocline

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İngilizce - Türkçe
(Jeoloji) Piknoklin: Su kolonunda üst ve alt tabakaya göre yoğunluğun önemli ölçüde değiştiği (arttığı) tabaka
Su kolonunda üst ve alt tabakaya göre yoğunluğun önemli ölçüde değiştiği (arttığı) tabaka

Noun.

İngilizce - İngilizce
A layer of water where the density changes rapidly with depth
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 pycnocline is a layer across which there is a rapid change in water density with depth. In freshwater environments such as lakes this density change is primarily caused by water temperature, while in seawater environments such as oceans the density change may be caused by changes in water temperature and/or salinity
(Jeoloji) A pycnocline is the cline or layer where the density gradient is greatest within a body of water