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Re: Thermal Layers
Posted by: Dan Odenweller ()
Date: July 24, 2004 04:04PM

A salinity layer is properly a "halocline," as a temmperature layer is a "thermocline." So much for big words.

Yes, a strong layer can cause a neutrally buoyant object to slow (or even stop) its vertical movement. In your case though, it may have been a combination of effects, glacial melt fresh water vs. ocean water.

Of the two, the thermocline was probably most pronounced.


Dan

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Re: Thermal Layers Paul Mengelberg 07/24/2004 02:24AM
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