APPLICATIONS+INVESTIGATIONS IN EARTH
APPLICATIONS+INVESTIGATIONS IN EARTH
18th Edition
ISBN: 9781533902405
Author: Tarbuck
Publisher: Hayden-McNeil Publishing
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Chapter 11.4B, Problem 8A

The halocline (halo = salt, cline = slope) is a layer of ocean water where there is a rapid change in salinity with depth. Label the halocline in Figure 11.9.

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APPLICATIONS+INVESTIGATIONS IN EARTH

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