halocline

About 0.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun a strong, vertical salinity gradient; the (sometimes indistinct) border between layers of water that contain different amounts of salt

Similar words

horohalinicum salt line salt wedge phosphocline brackish water water column nutricline thermohaline circulation saltwedge lake stratification

Often followed by

is and in at layer water of was between

Word family

haloclines