- The
hypolimnion or
under lake is the dense,
bottom layer of
water in a thermally-stratified lake. The word "
hypolimnion" is
derived from
Ancient Gr****:...
-
middle layer,
whose depth may
change throughout the day; and the
colder hypolimnion,
extending to the
floor of the lake.
Every lake has a set
mixing regime...
-
water itself producing distant layers; the epilimnion, metalimnion, and
hypolimnion. Each zone has
varied traits that
sustain or harm
specific organisms...
- dense. As a result, the
epilimnion sits
above the
deeper metalimnion and
hypolimnion,
which are
colder and denser. Additionally, the
epilimnion is typically...
- warm
surface waters (the epilimnion) and the
colder bottom waters (the
hypolimnion)
prevents these lakes from
mixing in summer.
During winter, the surface...
-
forms a
layer near the bottom,
which is
called the
hypolimnion. Second,
normally overlying the
hypolimnion is a
transition zone
known as the metalimnion....
-
middle layer,
which may
change depth throughout the day, and the
colder hypolimnion extending to the
floor of the lake.[citation needed] The
thermal stratification...
-
epilimnion never gets cold
enough to mix with the
hypolimnion. The
environment in the
hypolimnion is
noteworthy for its
possible similarity to oceans...
-
surface waters (the epilimnion), from the
colder bottom waters (the
hypolimnion). In the
spring and fall,
these temperature differences briefly disappear...
- subtype) that
allows oxygen to be
transported from the
epilimnion to the
hypolimnion. In this way,
oligotrophic lakes can have
significant oxygen down to...
