Halocline
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Halocline
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In oceanography, a halocline is a cline, a subtype of chemocline caused by a strong, vertical salinity gradient within a body of water. Because salinity affects the density of seawater, it can play a role in its vertical stratification. Increasing salinity by one kg/m3 results in an increase of seawater density of around 0.7 kg/m3.
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Stratification of a body of water due to salinity differences
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halocline
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2024-01-17T19:37:17Z
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