Complete Definition of "pycnocline"

English
Noun
en-noun

  1. A boundary layer in a body of water between areas of different temperature or salinity.

#: The bay has fresher water at the surface and saltier water at the bottom, in between is the pycnocline.

  1. A layer of water where the density changes rapidly with depth
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