Cline (hydrology)
In hydrology and related studies, a cline (from Ancient Greek κλίνειν (klínein) 'to lean') 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]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Pinti 2022.
- ^ Emelyanov 2005, pp. 28, 47.
- ^ Emelyanov 2005, pp. 48, 51.
- ^ Emelyanov 2005, pp. 19, 45, 47.
- ^ Emelyanov 2005, pp. 19, 29, 47.
References
[edit]- Pinti, D.L. (2022). "Chemocline". Encyclopedia of Astrobiology. Springer. p. 1. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-27833-4_5157-3. ISBN 978-3-642-27833-4.
- Emelyanov, Emelyan M. (2005). The Barrier Zones in the Ocean. Springer. ISBN 978-3-540-25391-4.