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thermocline  

Definition

  • The thermocline is the region of the ocean where temperature decreases most rapidly with increasing depth. It separates the warm, well-mixed upper layer from the colder, deep water below. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change; Thermocline]

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