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Pycnocline vs Halocline - What's the difference?

pycnocline | halocline |

As nouns the difference between pycnocline and halocline

is that pycnocline is a boundary layer in a body of water between areas of different temperature or salinity while halocline is a strong, vertical salinity gradient; the (sometimes indistinct) border between layers of water that contain different amounts of salt.

pycnocline

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.
  • A layer of water where the density changes rapidly with depth

    • halocline

    English

    (wikipedia halocline)

    Noun

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