Cline (hydrology) explained

In hydrology and related studies, a cline is a comparatively thin, typically horizontal layer within a fluid, in which a property of the fluid varies greatly over a relatively short vertical distance.

Such clines and the respectively varying properties include:

• Chemocline - chemistry^[1]
• Halocline - salinity^[2]
• Lysocline - dissolution of calcite^[3]
• Pycnocline - density^[4]
• Thermocline - temperature^[5]

References

• Book: Pinti , D.L. . 2022 . Encyclopedia of Astrobiology . Chemocline . 1 . Springer . 10.1007/978-3-642-27833-4_5157-3. 978-3-642-27833-4 .
• Book: Emelyanov , Emelyan M. . 2005 . The Barrier Zones in the Ocean . Springer . 978-3-540-25391-4.

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