Halocline

Halocline is an abrupt vertical change of salinity with depth, usually from fresher to saltier water occurring within a rather narrow horizontal layer. It shows on sonar as a sharp discontinuity and has important effects on distribution of life in the ocean (“pycnocline”).

Nearby pages
Halogens, Halophile, Halpati, Halqua Patwari or Lekhpal, Ham the town, Hamadan