Glossary entry

Swedish term or phrase:

språngskikt

English translation:

pycnocline

Added to glossary by Anders G
Dec 7, 2008 02:17
15 yrs ago
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Swedish term

språngskikt

Swedish to English Tech/Engineering Surveying

Proposed translations

4 hrs
Selected

picnocline

:o)

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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-12-07 06:32:49 GMT)
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http://freefactfinder.com/definition/Picnocline.html

Q.E.D.
Peer comment(s):

neutral Anna Herbst : Pycnocline with a Y, please!
18 mins
Both spellings are OK, but the "y" spelling does indeed get more Google hits.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Spot on - thanks! I went with the Y spelling. "
4 hrs

water stratification (halocline/thermocline)

Water stratification occurs when water of high and low salinity (halocline), as well as cold and warm water (thermocline), forms layers that act as barriers to water mixing.
(Wikipedia)
Peer comment(s):

disagree Sven Petersson : No, it's the term for a specific layer! Please see my reference!
1 hr
agree De Novi : thermocline
6 hrs
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+1
7 hrs

thermocline

Ref. en.wikipedia

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Note added at 7 hrs (2008-12-07 10:15:38 GMT)
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A Google search for:
thermocline språngskikt survey
gives one hit.
Peer comment(s):

agree De Novi
3 hrs
Thank you Zanne.
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