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Meaning of "isopycnal" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ISOPYCNAL

From iso- + Greek puknos thick.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ISOPYCNAL

isopycnal  [ˌaɪsəʊˈpɪknəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ISOPYCNAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Isopycnal is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ISOPYCNAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Isopycnal

An isopycnal is a surface of constant potential density of water. In the ocean, or any other large water body, as the depth increases, so too does the density. Varying degrees of salinity and temperature act to modify the density of water, and the denser water always lies below the less dense water. Because of the action of winds and currents, isopycnals are not always level.

Definition of isopycnal in the English dictionary

The definition of isopycnal in the dictionary is a line on a map connecting points of equal atmospheric density.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ISOPYCNAL


additional
əˈdɪʃənəl
anal
ˈeɪnəl
Bracknell
ˈbræknəl
channel
ˈtʃænəl
constitutional
ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃənəl
cracknel
ˈkræknəl
criminal
ˈkrɪmɪnəl
educational
ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃənəl
external
ɪkˈstɜːnəl
final
ˈfaɪnəl
functional
ˈfʌŋkʃənəl
internal
ɪnˈtɜːnəl
international
ˌɪntəˈnæʃənəl
journal
ˈdʒɜːnəl
national
ˈnæʃənəl
optional
ˈɒpʃənəl
original
əˈrɪdʒɪnəl
panel
ˈpænəl
personal
ˈpɜːsənəl
professional
prəˈfɛʃənəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ISOPYCNAL

isophotal
isophote
isopiestic
isopiestically
isopleth
isoplethic
isopluvial
isopod
isopodan
isopodous
isopolity
isoprenaline
isoprene
isoprenoid
isopropyl
isopropyl alcohol
isoproterenol
isopteran
isopterous
isopycnic

WORDS THAT END LIKE ISOPYCNAL

arsenal
canal
conventional
dimensional
emotional
eternal
exceptional
hormonal
inspirational
institutional
operational
promotional
seasonal
signal
terminal
the National
the Second International
traditional
transitional
tribunal

Synonyms and antonyms of isopycnal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «isopycnal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ISOPYCNAL

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Translator English - Chinese

等密度
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

isopicna
570 millions of speakers

English

isopycnal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

isopycnal
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

isopycnal
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

изопикнических
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

isopycnal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

isopycnal
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

isopycnal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Isopycnal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

isopycnal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

等密度
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

등 밀도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Isopycnal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

isopycnal
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

isopycnal
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Isopycnal
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

isopycnal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

isopycnal
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

isopycnal
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

изопикнических
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

isopycnal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

isopycnal
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

isopycnal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

isopycnal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

isopycnal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of isopycnal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ISOPYCNAL»

The term «isopycnal» is normally little used and occupies the 142.412 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ISOPYCNAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about isopycnal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ISOPYCNAL»

Discover the use of isopycnal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to isopycnal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Introductory Dynamical Oceanography
From the first thermal wind equation (8.14) and with dv/dz = 0 we have / v (dp/dz) = - g {dp/dx); horizontal gradients of density and corresponding isopycnal slopes arise from vertical variations of density associated with compression effects.
Stephen Pond, George L. Pickard, 1983
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An Introduction to Ocean Turbulence
Mixing that involves the transfer of fluid across the isopycnal surfaces of constant density is called diapycnal mixing, whilst mixing involving the transfer of fluid properties20 parallel to isopycnal surfaces, so involving no density change, ...
S. A. Thorpe, 2007
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Ocean Weather Forecasting: An Integrated View of Oceanography
Some models use a laplacian operator rotated to follow the isopycnal (neutral) direction, others use a horizontal biharmonic (bi-laplacian) operator. The biharmonic operator has been introduced in quasi-geostrophic models based on the ...
Eric P. Chassignet, Jacques Verron, 2006
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A model analysis of potential vorticity on isopycnal ...
Charts of potential vorticity (q) within four different density layers, calculated from an eddy resolving global ocean general circulation model, are presented for the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Ocean Basins.
Douglas Craig Marble, 1993
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Ocean Dynamics
function for the small isopycnal slope approximation (B61.3), but that the second term differs. Note also that while the Quasi-Stokes stream function transports the modified density I, the TRM stream function transports the Eulerian Mean density  ...
Dirk Olbers, Jürgen Willebrand, Carsten Eden, 2012
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P-Vector Inverse Method
However, many inverse methods use the isopycnal coordinate system such as the box model (Wunsch 1978), original β-spiral method (Stommel and Scott 1977 ), and the P-vector model (Chu and Li 2000). This chapter describes isopycnal ...
Peter C. Chu, 2007
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Natural Climate Variability on Decade-to-Century Time Scales
With insulating boundary conditions, the domain average of any advectively conserved tracer S is conserved between any two isopycnals, and higher moments of S decrease in time if S has any gradients on the isopycnal surfaces. 3.
Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources, Climate Research Committee, National Research Council, 1996
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The Oceans and Marine Geochemistry
Resolution of this apparent discrepancy lies in the recognition that the one- dimensional balance calculation incorporates an effective vertical mixing rate that is a composite between true diapycnal mixing and isopycnal mixing along sloping ...
H. Elderfield, Heinrich D. Holland, Karl K. Turekian, 2006
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Generation and Degeneration of Long Internal Waves in Lakes
4.9 Comparison of potential energy spectrum of the Kelvin wave (M1R1+) at t = 12 for different initial amplitudes (a) A0=-0.2, (b) A0 = −0.3 and (c) A0 = −0.4 along with the corresponding isopycnal amplitude Z. . . . . . 94 4.10 (a) Azimuthal  ...
Takahiro Sakai, 2008
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Computer Modelling in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences: ...
However stirring contributes to mixing across isopycnal surfaces Kd = Kv + Khs2 ( A.54) where Kd is the diapycnal (or cross-isopycnal) diffusion coefficient and s ( assumed to be much smaller than 1) is the slope of the isopycnal. Since eddies ...
Peter K. Müller, Hans von Storch, 2004

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ISOPYCNAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term isopycnal is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ocean Mixing Model Reveals Insight On Climate
The team's paper "Diagnosing isopycnal diffusivity in an eddying, idealized mid-latitude ocean basin via Lagrangian In-situ, Global, ... «Science 2.0, Jun 15»
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Analysing Ocean Mixing Reveals Climate Insight
The team's paper “Diagnosing isopycnal diffusivity in an eddying, idealized mid-latitude ocean basin via Lagrangian In-situ, Global, ... «reportingclimatescience.com, Jun 15»
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Analyzing ocean mixing reveals insight on climate
The team's paper "Diagnosing isopycnal diffusivity in an eddying, idealized mid-latitude ocean basin via Lagrangian In-situ, Global, ... «ECNmag.com, Jun 15»
4
Clarity on Antarctic sea ice.
But the winds push the surface ocean northward too, and cause a slow rise in the isopycnal surfaces (surfaces of constant density). This brings ... «RealClimate, Jan 15»
5
Study Provides New Insight Into Southern Ocean
This combination of diapycnal and isopycnal mixing drives the upwelling of deep waters up to the surface, forming an 'upper' and 'lower' ... «reportingclimatescience.com, Jul 14»
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Turbulent Mixing in the Depths of the Southern Ocean is Impacted …
Water moves easily along horizontal, also known as isopycnal, layers, but mixes very slowly across the layers, known as diapycnal mixing. «Science World Report, Jul 14»
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Mixing it up: Study provides new insight into Southern Ocean …
This combination of diapycnal and isopycnal mixing drives the upwelling of deep waters up to the surface, forming an 'upper' and 'lower' ... «Phys.Org, Jul 14»
8
Ocean tracers move on
The Diapycnal and Isopycnal Mixing Experiment in the Southern Ocean (DIMES) will also employ the gas. Ho and colleagues stress that there ... «environmentalresearchweb, May 08»
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FSU receives $2.6 million NSF grant for climate study
The project is titled "Collaborative Research: DIMES, Diapycnal and Isopycnal Mixing in the Southern Ocean." Graduate and undergraduate ... «Florida State University, Jul 07»

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