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Record 1 2001-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oceanography
  • Geochemistry
DEF

The level or ocean depth at which the rate of solution of calcium carbonate just exceeds its combined rate of deposition and precipitation.

CONT

Lysocline separates the ocean's sediments into two broad categories ... The lysocline moves in response to changes in the chemical composition of sea salt, always seeking a level that allows the loss of carbon from ocean water to match the rate of input of carbon to the ocean.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Océanographie
  • Géochimie
DEF

Profondeur océanique où la solubilité des carbonates augmente considérablement et par conséquent où leur taux de sédimentation est très diminué.

Spanish

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