Halocline - Wikipedia
WEBIn oceanography, a halocline (from Greek hals, halos 'salt' and klinein 'to slope') is a cline, a subtype of chemocline caused by a strong, vertical salinity gradient within a body of water. [1] Because salinity (in concert with temperature) affects the density of seawater, it can play a role in its vertical stratification.
Halocline | Salinity Gradient, Temperature Variation & Stratification
WEBHalocline, vertical zone in the oceanic water column in which salinity changes rapidly with depth, located below the well-mixed, uniformly saline surface water layer. Especially well developed haloclines occur in the Atlantic Ocean, in which salinities may decrease by several parts per thousand.
What Is Halocline? - American Oceans
WEBA halocline is a vertical zone in the ocean where the salt concentration changes rapidly with depth. It is caused by a strong vertical gradient of salinity within a body of water, which in turn affects the density of seawater and plays a role in its vertical stratification.
5.3: Salinity Patterns - Geosciences LibreTexts
WEBJun 10, 2024 · This zone of rapid change is called the halocline, and it represents a transition between the mixed layer and the deep ocean. Below the halocline, salinity may show little variation down to the seafloor, as this region is far removed from the surface processes that impact salinity.
Halocline - Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 8, 2018 · The halocline is usually well developed in coastal regions where there is much freshwater input from rivers producing surface waters of low salinity, a zone where salinity increases rapidly with depth (the halocline), and a …
The Halocline - Dive & Discover
WEBResearchers call the area that touches the sides of the basin the “bathtub ring” because it is like the ring of soap scum and dirt that forms on a bathtub when the water is drained out. That transition zone between density of normal to …
Halocline - Vocab, Definition, and Must Know Facts - Fiveable
WEBThe presence of a halocline creates a sharp transition in salinity that can lead to distinct ecological zones within the water column. Organisms that are sensitive to salinity changes may be found only in specific layers, affecting their distribution and abundance.
Halocline - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
WEBFeb 2, 2012 · If the salinity changes rapidly with depth, the zone is called the halocline zone. If a zone has a strong chemical gradient, it is called a chemocline . The halocline and thermocline often coincide, in which case this zone is referred to as the pycnocline zone .
Halocline - SpringerLink
WEBJan 1, 2015 · A halocline is a vertical zone in the water column in which salinity changes rapidly with depth (Halocline, 2013). Description. Haloclines in the ocean are either seasonal or permanent. In coastal inlets, lagoons, fjords, and poorly mixed estuaries, haloclines form where freshwater overlies seawater.
The Arctic Ocean halocline and its interannual ... - ScienceDirect
WEBJul 1, 2011 · In this paper, we are proposing a new definition of the halocline, which is based on the salinity gradient structure, taking into account both the salinity amplitude and the thickness of the halocline. The Brunt Vaisala frequency is used as the halocline stratification index.