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Record 1 2020-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Oceanography
  • Geophysics
DEF

A thermocline that is deep enough in the ocean to be unaffected by seasonal temperature changes in the atmosphere.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Océanographie
  • Géophysique
CONT

La thermocline permanente est la zone de transition entre les eaux chaudes de l'océan superficiel (au-dessus de 15–20 °C) et les eaux froides de l'océan profond (au-dessous de 4–6 °C). Elle est située sous la thermocline saisonnière, limite inférieure de la couche de mélange océanique de surface, et jusqu'à environ 1000 m de profondeur. En hiver la thermocline saisonnière disparaît (sauf dans les zones tropicales), et seule subsiste la thermocline permanente.

Spanish

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