Cline (hydrology)
In hydrology and related studies, a cline (from Ancient Greek κλίνειν (klínein) 'to lean') is a comparatively thin, typically horizontal layer within a fluid, in which a property of the fluid varies greatly over a relatively short vertical distance.
Such clines and the respectively varying properties include:
- Chemocline - chemistry
- Halocline - salinity
- Lysocline - dissolution of calcite
- Pycnocline - density
- Thermocline - temperature
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