Thermocline definition

Thermocline means a zone of water between a warmer, surface zone and a colder, deep-water zone in a thermally stratified waterbody, in which water temperature decreases rapidly with depth;
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Thermocline means the zone of rapid temperature change with depth in a body of water, where the water temperature changes at least 1 degree Celsius with every meter of depth.
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Thermocline means the middle layer of a thermally stratified lake or reservoir where there is a rapid decrease in temperatures.
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More Definitions of Thermocline

Thermocline means the plane of maximum rate of decrease of temperature with respect to depth in a thermally stratified body of water.
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Thermocline means the middle layer of a thermally stratified lake or reservoir where there is a rapid decrease in tem- peratures.
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