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POLYHALINE [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-02-17

English

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

[Said of] water with a salt content of 18 to 30 ppt.

CONT

Ostracodes of the following "Hiatella arctica" phase deposits indicate... water with much higher salinities(polyhaline)...

OBS

[Polyhaline waters] are typically in the lower portion of an estuary, where the ocean an estuary meet.

OBS

Refers to a salinity of waters due to ocean-derived salts, whereas the term "polysaline" refers to a water salinity due to land-derived salts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géochimie
DEF

Qualifie une eau de salinité comprise entre 18 et 30.

CONT

La zone polyhaline correspond à la partie de l'estuaire où la salinité en surface varie entre 18 et 26.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Geoquímica
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