单词 | thermohaline |
释义 | > as lemmasthermohaline thermohaline adj. Brit. /ˌθəːmə(ʊ)ˈhalʌɪn/ , /ˌθəːmə(ʊ)ˈheɪlʌɪn/ , U.S. /ˌθərmoʊˈhæˌlaɪn/ , /ˌθərmoʊˈheɪˌlaɪn/ Oceanography of or pertaining to the temperature and salinity of seawater. [ < thermo- comb. form + ancient Greek ἁλι-, ἅλς salt (see halo- comb. form1) + -ine suffix1.] ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > region of sea or ocean > [adjective] > salinity or temperature temperature-salinity1930 thermohaline1942 oligohaline1951 1942 H. U. Sverdrup et al. Oceans xiii. 509 When examining the circulation [of the waters of the oceans] that arises because of the external factors influencing the density of the surface waters, one must take changes of both temperature and salinity into account, and must consider not the thermal but the thermohaline circulation. 1963 G. L. Pickard Descriptive Physical Oceanogr. vii. 107 The ocean circulation can be divided into two parts, the thermohaline and the wind-driven components. 1978 Nature 13 July 151/1 The observed distribution patterns of late Quaternary sapropels favour the hypothesis of periodically altered basin-wide thermohaline circulation entrained by regionally important climatic and eustatic changes. < as lemmas |
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