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- noun Plural form of
thermocline .
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Examples
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This is probably pretty rare, but sounds travels different in water than air, and it can "sometimes get trapped at the surface, in layers called thermoclines, at the top 325 feet or so."
TreeHugger 2009
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In northern Fennoscandia, for example, lakes 10 m deep are usually stratified during the summer and have well-developed thermoclines [56].
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For example, most fished arctic species are salmonids that tend to prefer cool or cold thermal regimes especially as adults (e.g., lake trout), thus they seek summer refuge in colder waters below thermoclines in lakes.
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Commas, brimstones, painted ladies coast on the thermoclines along the cliffs.
Gravity's Rainbow Pynchon, Thomas 1978
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The result is superior target separation in all cover, in thermoclines and in surface clutter.
ESPNsoccernet Story 2010
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The result is superior target separation in all cover, in thermoclines and in surface clutter.
ESPN.com Story 2010
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The result is superior target separation in all cover, in thermoclines and in surface clutter.
ESPN.com Story 2010
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Clear shows only fish and structure; max shows details such as thermoclines.
SplicedFeed 2010
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The result is superior target separation in all cover, in thermoclines and in surface clutter.
ESPNsoccernet 2010
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The result is superior target separation in all cover, in thermoclines and in surface clutter.
ESPN.com Story 2010
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