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hyperpycnal flow

hyperpycnal flow noun: a current of dense water (typically from a river) flowing underneath a body of lighter water (typically in a lake).

Noun

hyperpycnal flow (countable and uncountable, plural hyperpycnal flows)

  1. A current of dense water (typically from a river) flowing underneath a body of lighter water (typically in a lake)
    • Fluvial sediment transport may further deliver the modern organic carbon to the seabed via hyperpycnal flow, resulting in long-term sequestration of modern organic carbon [10 ,30 ,51 ].2015 September 16, “Magnified Sediment Export of Small Mountainous Rivers in Taiwan: Chain Reactions from Increased Rainfall Intensity under Global Warming”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of hyperpycnal flow

pluralhyperpycnal flows

Questions about hyperpycnal flow

What does hyperpycnal flow mean?
Hyperpycnal flow means a current of dense water (typically from a river) flowing underneath a body of lighter water (typically in a lake).
What part of speech is hyperpycnal flow?
Hyperpycnal flow is a noun.
What is the plural of hyperpycnal flow?
The plural of hyperpycnal flow is hyperpycnal flows.

Words near hyperpycnal flow in the dictionary

  1. hyperpurinergia
  2. hyperpurinergic
  3. hyperpurism
  4. hyperpurist
  5. hyperpycnal
  6. hyperpycnal flow
  7. hyperpycnal flows
  8. hyperpycnite
  9. hyperpycnites
  10. hyperpyra
  11. hyperpyramid

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