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A 'pycnocline' is a layer across which there is a rapid change in water density with depth. In freshwater environments such as lakes this density change is primarily caused by water temperature, while in seawater environments such as oceans the density change may be caused by changes in water temperature and/or salinity.

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★ Halocline

★ Isopycnal

★ Thermocline