thermocline gradient
1thermocline — [ tɛrmoklin ] n. f. • 1964; de thermo et gr. klinein « incliner » ♦ Géophys. Couche d eau marine à fort gradient vertical de température, entre l eau chaude de surface et l eau froide des fonds. ● thermocline nom féminin Couche d eau marine ou… …
2Thermocline — Aquatic layers Pelagic    Photic       Epipelagic …
3thermocline — thermoclinal, adj. /therr meuh kluyn /, n. a layer of water in an ocean or certain lakes, where the temperature gradient is greater than that of the warmer layer above and the colder layer below. Cf. epilimnion, hypolimnion. [1895 1900; THERMO +… …
4thermocline — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌklīn noun ( s) Etymology: therm + cline 1. : a temperature gradient; especially : one marking sharp change 2. : a layer of water in a thermally stratified lake or other body of water separating an upper warmer lighter oxygen rich zone… …
5thermocline — n. layer of water in some oceans and lakes which is characterized by a greater temperature gradient than the layers above and below it (Geophysics) …
6thermocline — [ θə:mə(ʊ)klʌɪn] noun a temperature gradient in a lake or other body of water, separating layers at different temperatures …
7thermocline — ther•mo•cline [[t]ˈθɜr məˌklaɪn[/t]] n. oce a layer of water in an ocean or certain lakes, where the temperature gradient is greater than that of the warmer layer above and the colder layer below • Etymology: 1895–1900; thermo + Gk klinē bed ther …
8thermocline — n. intermediate layer of water in lake, sea, etc. with steep temperature gradient …
9Environmental gradient — An environmental gradient is a gradual and continuous change in communities and environmental condition. The gradients can be related to environmental factors such as altitude, temperature and moisture supply.See also: Biome, thermocline, cline… …
10Fateh Sagar Lake — Infobox lake lake name = Fateh Sagar Lake image lake = Fatehsagar nehrugarden.jpg caption lake = An evening view image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Udaipur, Rajasthan coords = coord|24.58|N|73.616|E|region:IN… …
