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AGUA FONDO [1 record]

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Record 1 2020-05-01

English

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

The cold dense water which lies at the bottom of the oceans in contact with the ocean floor having distinctly different characteristics from the water immediately above it.

CONT

Deep and bottom water masses. Deep water masses flow between the surface and intermediate water masses and the sea-bed; if the deepest water in contact with the sea-bed is distinguishable from the overlying water, it is referred to as bottom water.

OBS

It is formed in high latitudes as a result of the formation of sea ice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Océanographie
DEF

Eau de mer, froide et dense, formée en surface dans les régions-sources proches des pôles et plongeant jusqu'aux profondeurs abyssales.

OBS

eau de fond : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • eaux de fond

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Oceanografía
DEF

Agua marina densa enfriada en la superficie de zonas polares, que desciende a profundidades abisales.

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