Glossary

Partly halogenated chlorofluorocarbons.

Partly halogenated hydrofluorocarbons.

Transitional zone between water layers with different salinities

Collective term for the group of partly halogenated organic substances.

How organisms that require organic substances as a source of energy and carbon feed themselves.

Hydrofluorocarbons.

The Holocene is the current interglacial period, which began ca. 11,600 years ago.

Ice thrown together and stacked at random. After weathering, the sides of these hummocks are smooth.

Hydrography is a discipline that deals with the measurement and description of bodies of water.

The part of the climate system that encompasses liquid surface and subterranean water, e.g. oceans, seas, rivers, freshwater lakes, groundwater, etc.