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PYCNOCLINE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-05-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Oceanography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pycnocline
1, record 1, English, pycnocline
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A layer in a stratified body of water in which the density gradient is at a maximum. 2, record 1, English, - pycnocline
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the low latitude equatorial and tropical regions, there is a thin layer of low and uniform density in the upper zone, then there is a layer of rapid increase in density with depth, which is called the "pycnocline," in the middle zone and below this in the deep zone, there is a very slow increase in density with depth ... 3, record 1, English, - pycnocline
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pycnocline: designation and definition standardized by ISO. 4, record 1, English, - pycnocline
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Océanographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pycnocline
1, record 1, French, pycnocline
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Couche d'une masse d'eau stratifiée dans laquelle le gradient de densité est à son maximum. 2, record 1, French, - pycnocline
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Cette] couche d'eau intermédiaire [sépare] des eaux superficielles généralement moins denses[,] car plus chaudes, et des eaux profondes plus denses[,] car plus froides. 3, record 1, French, - pycnocline
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pycnocline : désignation et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 4, record 1, French, - pycnocline
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
- Oceanografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- picnoclina
1, record 1, Spanish, picnoclina
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Capa de un cuerpo de agua estratificada, en la cual el gradiente de densidad es un máximo. 2, record 1, Spanish, - picnoclina
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