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Pycnocline

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Biological function, Physical function & Types of clines

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Physical function

Biological function

Stability

Types of clines

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Pycnocline

Top relations

related to Stability · 8
Pycnocline → Ekman, Kelvin-Helmholtz, OCGM, Pycnoclines, Richardson, The, The Richardson, This
related to Microbial loop · 7
Pycnocline → At, Azam, DOC, It, Maximum, The, There
related to Changes with Latitude · 6
Pycnocline → At, Atlantic, In, Sargasso Sea, This, While
related to Diel vertical migration · 6
Pycnocline → But, Furthermore, However, One, The, This
related to Physical function · 4
Pycnocline → Below, In, The, Turbulent
related to Seasonality · 4
Pycnocline → As, In, This, While
related to Biological function · 3
Pycnocline → Growth, Nutrient, The
is a · 2
Pycnocline → cline or layer where the density gradient, regular phenomenon in oceans

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Important terminology

temperature density vertical layer ocean water thermocline surface cline salinity permanent lower mixing migration also gradient phytoplankton may based nutrients

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Pycnoclineis acline or layer where the density gradient0.90text
Pycnoclineis aregular phenomenon in oceans0.90text
breaking wavesinstance ofAn ocean current is generated by the forces0.80text
temperatureinstance ofAn ocean current is generated by the forces0.80text
salinity differencesinstance ofAn ocean current is generated by the forces0.80text
windinstance ofAn ocean current is generated by the forces0.80text
Coriolis effectinstance ofAn ocean current is generated by the forces0.80text
and tides caused by the gravitational pull of celestial bodiesinstance ofAn ocean current is generated by the forces0.80text
the Sargasso Sea in the Atlanticinstance ofIn some large but geographically restricted subtropical regions0.80text
two permanent thermoclines exist with a layer of lower vertical stratification called a thermostad separating theminstance ofIn some large but geographically restricted subtropical regions0.80text
Pycnoclinerelated to Biological functionGrowth0.60section
Pycnoclinerelated to Biological functionThe0.60section

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    Pycnocline

    Nodes46
    Edges45
    Triples48
    Avg. degree1.96
    Density0.043478
    Components1
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