thermal stratification

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• thermal stratification —    The stratification of water in reservoirs due to thermal density differences [16] …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• thermal stratification — temperature layers in a lake; the upper layer or epilimnion has a mostly uniform temperature, the next layer or thermocline shows a marked drop in temperature over a short distance, and the lowest layer or hypolimnion has a uniform temperature …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• Stratification — is the building up of layers, and can have several meanings *Social stratification, is the dividing of a society into levels based on wealth or power. *Stratification in archaeology is the formation of layers (strata) in which objects are found.… …   Wikipedia

• Lake stratification — Lake zones Littoral zone Limnetic zone Profundal zone Bent …   Wikipedia

• lake — lake1 /layk/, n. 1. a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land. 2. any similar body or pool of other liquid, as oil. 3. (go) jump in the lake, (used as an exclamation of dismissal or impatience.) [bef. 1000; ME lak(e) …   Universalium

• Lake — /layk/, n. Simon, 1866 1945, U.S. engineer and naval architect. * * * I Relatively large body of slow moving or standing water that occupies an inland basin. Lakes are most abundant in high northern latitudes and in mountain regions, particularly …   Universalium

• inland water ecosystem — ▪ biology Introduction       complex of living organisms in free water on continental landmasses.       Inland waters represent parts of the biosphere within which marked biological diversity, complex biogeochemical pathways, and an array of… …   Universalium

• Homogeneous charge compression ignition — Thermodynamics …   Wikipedia

• Displacement ventilation — See also: Underfloor air distribution Displacement ventilation is an room air distribution strategy where conditioned outdoor air is supplied at floor level and extracted above the occupied zone, usually at ceiling height.[1] Contents 1 System… …   Wikipedia

• Monomictic lake — Lake zones Littoral zone Limnetic zone Profundal zone Bent …   Wikipedia

• atmosphere — atmosphereless, adj. /at meuhs fear /, n., v., atmosphered, atmosphering. n. 1. the gaseous envelope surrounding the earth; the air. 2. this medium at a given place. 3. Astron. the gaseous envelope surrounding a heavenly body. 4. Chem. any… …   Universalium