lysocline
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek λύσις (lúsis, “loosening, breaking loose”) + -cline.
Noun
[edit]lysocline (plural lysoclines)
- The depth in the ocean below which solubility of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) increases dramatically.
- 2009 January 16, R. W. Wilson et al., “Contribution of Fish to the Marine Inorganic Carbon Cycle”, in Science[1], volume 323, number 5912:
- The causes of CaCO3 dissolution above the lysocline are subject to debate and have been attributed to (i) dissolution in zooplankton guts; (ii) dissolution in microenvironments where bacterial oxidation of organic matter enhances this process; and (iii) dissolution of more soluble forms of CaCO3, including pteropods and high-magnesium calcite.
Translations
[edit]level in the ocean
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- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱley- (incline)
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