Thermocline

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Definition of Thermocline:
A sharp, vertical temperature gradient that marks a contact zone between water masses having markedly different temperatures. [1]
This is the common definition for Thermocline, other definitions can be discussed in the article


Related articles

Seawater density
Ocean circulation
Thermohaline circulation of the oceans


References

  1. Pinet P.R. 1998.Invitation to Oceanography. Jones and Barlett Publishers. p. 508