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THERMOCLINE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-05-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- thermocline
1, record 1, English, thermocline
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The layer in a thermally stratified body of water in which the temperature gradient is at a maximum. 2, record 1, English, - thermocline
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the oceans, this zone of rapid temperature change starts at 10–500 m below the surface and can extend down to more than 1500 m. ... In thermally stratified lakes in summer the thermocline separates the warm surface waters (epilimnion) from the cooler deep waters (hypolimnion). 3, record 1, English, - thermocline
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
thermocline: term and definition standardized by ISO. 4, record 1, English, - thermocline
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- thermocline
1, record 1, French, thermocline
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
Partie d'une masse d'eau stratifiée pour laquelle le gradient de température atteint un maximum. 2, record 1, French, - thermocline
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
thermocline : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 3, record 1, French, - thermocline
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- termoclina
1, record 1, Spanish, termoclina
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- metalimnion 2, record 1, Spanish, metalimnion
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Capa de una masa de agua térmicamente estratificada en la que el gradiente de temperatura es máximo. 2, record 1, Spanish, - termoclina
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-05-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- seasonal thermocline
1, record 2, English, seasonal%20thermocline
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In latitudes marked by distinct seasons, a seasonal thermocline at much shallower depths forms during the summer as a result of solar heating, and it is destroyed by diminished insolation and increased surface turbulence during the winter. 1, record 2, English, - seasonal%20thermocline
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- thermocline saisonnière
1, record 2, French, thermocline%20saisonni%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les zones tempérées, l'alternance des saisons permet l'instauration d'une thermocline saisonnière : elle apparaît au printemps avec le réchauffement progressif des eaux superficielles. Ce dernier s'accentue et provoque un enfoncement de la thermocline jusqu'à son plein développement à la fin de l'été [...] À l'automne, la décroissance des températures superficielles résorbe progressivement la thermocline jusqu'à l'homothermie hivernale de la colonne d'eau. 2, record 2, French, - thermocline%20saisonni%C3%A8re
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2020-05-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Oceanography
- Geophysics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- main thermocline
1, record 3, English, main%20thermocline
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- permanent thermocline 1, record 3, English, permanent%20thermocline
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A thermocline that is deep enough in the ocean to be unaffected by seasonal temperature changes in the atmosphere. 1, record 3, English, - main%20thermocline
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Océanographie
- Géophysique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- thermocline permanente
1, record 3, French, thermocline%20permanente
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- thermocline principale 2, record 3, French, thermocline%20principale
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 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. 3, record 3, French, - thermocline%20permanente
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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