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Definition of Halocline
1. Noun. a strong, vertical salinity gradient; the (sometimes indistinct) border between layers of water that contain different amounts of salt ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Halocline
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Halocline
Literary usage of Halocline
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Best Dives of the Western Hemisphere by Joyce Huber (1999)
"At approximately 35 ft (sea level), divers swim through a halocline (a transition
zone of cool fresh water to warmer saltwater) where vision is blurred for ..."
2. Best Dives of the Bahamas & Bermuda, Florida Keys, Turks & Caicos by Joyce Huber (2000)
"At approximately 35 ft (sea level), divers swim through a halocline (a transition
zone of cool fresh water to warmer saltwater) where vision is blurred for ..."
3. The Fragile Tropics of Latin America by Toshie Nishizawa, Juha I. Uitto (1995)
"... is generally believed to have been the Amazon.i The existence of surface lenses
of fresh water bounded by a sharp halocline, discovered five centuries ..."
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