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salinity
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proportion of dissolved salts to pure water . . . parts per 1000
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The Layered Structure of the ocean
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ocean floor . . . deep zone (80%) . . . transition zone (18%) . . . surface mixed zone (2%)
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pyernocline
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rapid change in density with depth
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thermocline
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rapid change in temperature in the vertical dimension
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