Thin layers (oceanography)
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Thin layers (oceanography)
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Thin layers are concentrated aggregations of phytoplankton and zooplankton in coastal and offshore waters that are vertically compressed to thicknesses ranging from several centimeters up to a few meters and are horizontally extensive, sometimes for kilometers. Generally, thin layers have three basic criteria: 1) they must be horizontally and temporally persistent; 2) they must not exceed a critical threshold of vertical thickness; and 3) they must exceed a critical threshold of maximum concentr
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Congregations of plankton
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin_layers_(oceanography)
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2024-01-15T19:19:47Z
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