Geography · Oceanography
Which of the following statements regarding oceanic density stratification is correct?
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- 1A pycnocline is driven by density; it can coincide with a halocline and/or a thermocline.✓
- 2A pycnocline is strictly a thermocline; it can also be a halocline.
- 3A pycnocline is strictly a halocline; it can never be a thermocline.
- 4A pycnocline is strictly a thermocline; it can never be a halocline.
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A pycnocline is driven by density; it can coincide with a halocline and/or a thermocline.
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