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Oceanic fronts are boundaries between water masses of different density. Density is a function of temperature and salinity (the amount of dissolved salts in water); therefore, both thermal (temperature) fronts and haline (salinity) fronts exist in the ocean. A thermal front is a zone with a pronounced horizontal temperature gradient, while a haline front exhibits a horizontal salinity gradient.  2, fiche 1, Anglais, - horizontal%20temperature%20gradient

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