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Kinorhyncha
Kelvin wave. (After Mortimer 1977)
bounded by the variation of sign of the Coriolis parameter. They are traveling
eastward. Double Kelvin waves are found in places with an abrupt transition
in ocean depth, such as a shelf break. They occur on either side of such a
transition, and may have different shapes in the direction perpendicular to
the propagation.
kinematics part of the mechanics dealing with the movements of bodies; in the
ocean, the description of the current pattern by means of current fields,
streamlines, current roses, etc.
kinesis general undirected motion of organisms to avoid and escape unfavorable environmental conditions.
Kinorhyncha phylum of microscopic marine Aschelminthes that live in the interstitial spaces between sediment grains in shallow water, and feed on diatoms.
The chitinous skin or cuticula is divided into marked segments or zonites,
which often bear spines. The head which is formed by the first 13 segments,
Kinorhyncha
Kelvin wave. (After Mortimer 1977)
bounded by the variation of sign of the Coriolis parameter. They are traveling
eastward. Double Kelvin waves are found in places with an abrupt transition
in ocean depth, such as a shelf break. They occur on either side of such a
transition, and may have different shapes in the direction perpendicular to
the propagation.
kinematics part of the mechanics dealing with the movements of bodies; in the
ocean, the description of the current pattern by means of current fields,
streamlines, current roses, etc.
kinesis general undirected motion of organisms to avoid and escape unfavorable environmental conditions.
Kinorhyncha phylum of microscopic marine Aschelminthes that live in the interstitial spaces between sediment grains in shallow water, and feed on diatoms.
The chitinous skin or cuticula is divided into marked segments or zonites,
which often bear spines. The head which is formed by the first 13 segments,