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Meaning of hyperpycnal flow | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A current of dense water (typically from a river) flowing underneath a body of lighter water (typically in a lake)

countable, uncountable

Examples

“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 ].”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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