- A
thermocline (also
known as the
thermal layer or the
metalimnion in lakes) is a
distinct layer based on
temperature within a
large body of
fluid (e.g...
- layers: the epilimnion,
comprising the top warm layer; the
thermocline (or
metalimnion), the
middle layer,
whose depth may
change throughout the day; and the...
- the
hypolimnion is a
transition zone
known as the
metalimnion. Finally,
overlying the
metalimnion is a
surface layer of
warmer water with a
lower density...
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gradients within the
water itself producing distant layers; the epilimnion,
metalimnion, and hypolimnion. Each zone has
varied traits that
sustain or harm specific...
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warmer and less dense. As a result, the
epilimnion sits
above the
deeper metalimnion and hypolimnion,
which are
colder and denser. Additionally, the epilimnion...
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costly because it
requires significant amounts of energy.
Epilimnion Metalimnion Dodds,
Walter K. (Walter Kennedy), 1958- (2010).
Freshwater ecology :...
- layers, the
epilimnion comprising the top warm layer, the
thermocline (or
metalimnion): the
middle layer,
which may
change depth throughout the day, and the...
- warm
epilimnion separated from the cold
hypolimnion by the
metalimnion.
Within the
metalimnion there is a thermocline,
usually defined as the
region where...
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Profundal zone
Benthic zone Lake
stratification Epilimnion Metalimnion Hypolimnion Destratification Lake
types Holomictic lake Monomictic...
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Profundal zone
Benthic zone Lake
stratification Epilimnion Metalimnion Hypolimnion Destratification Lake
types Holomictic lake Monomictic...
