e/Water mass

Information
has gloss	eng: An oceanographic water mass is an identifiable body of water which has physical properties distinct from surrounding water. Properties include temperature, salinity, chemical - isotopic ratios, and other physical quantities.
lexicalization	eng: Water masses
lexicalization	eng: water mass
subclass of	c/Seas
has instance	e/Antarctic Bottom Water
has instance	e/North Atlantic Deep Water
has instance	e/Subantarctic Mode Water

Meaning
Japanese
has gloss	jpn: 水塊（すいかい、water mass）とは、海水温、塩分、溶存酸素、栄養塩類などが一様な海水の塊のこと。この範囲では水色、透明度、プランクトンなどの特性もまたほとんど同様である。この区間の境界はこれらの性質が比較的急激に変化する不連続帯となっている。水塊の成因として、日射と放熱、蒸発と降水などの大気との熱や水分の交換作用のほか、陸地付近では陸水の流入や氷結現象などが関係している。
lexicalization	jpn: 水塊
Portuguese
has gloss	por: Em oceanografia física, chama-se massa de água a uma porção de água do mar com uma origem determinada e que se mantém durante longos períodos (ver Escala de tempo geológico) com uma temperatura e uma salinidade quase constantes .
lexicalization	por: massa de água
Chinese
has gloss	zho: 水團（water mass）在海洋學中為一範圍內特性相似的水體，可與周圍水體區別開來，類似氣象學中的氣團的概念。水團特性包括溫度、鹽度、化學物質——同位素比例，和其他物理量。
lexicalization	zho: 水團

Media
media:img	Antarctic bottom water hg.png