Epilimnion definition
Epilimnion means the warm, freely circulating upper layer of thermally stratified lakes.
Epilimnion means the seasonally stratified layer of a lake or reservoir above the metalimnion; the surface layer.
Epilimnion means the upper layer of nearly uniform temperature in a thermally stratified man-made lake or reservoir listed in 9 VAC 25-260-187.B.
Examples of Epilimnion in a sentence
Epilimnion – upper waters of a thermally stratified lake subject to wind action.
More Definitions of Epilimnion
Epilimnion means the uppermost homothermal region of a stratified lake.
Epilimnion means the uppermost (warmest and least dense) layer of water in a thermally stratified lake with relatively uniform water chemistry and temperature above the metalimnion. This layer is subject to thorough mixing by wind and convection currents.
Epilimnion means the upper layer of nearly uniform temperature in a thermally stratified man-made lake or reservoir listed in 9VAC25-260-187 B.
Epilimnion means the thermally homogeneous water layer overlying the metalimnion of a thermally stratified lake or reservoir.
Epilimnion means the top-most layer in a thermally stratified lake, occurring above the deeper hypolimnion.
Epilimnion. The upper layer of a stratified lake. In a thermally stratified lake, this layer is warmest. In a salinity stratified lake, this layer has the lowest salt concentration. erosion: Refers to soil and the wearing away of the land surface by water, wind, ice, or other physical processes. eutrophication: Overenrichment of a lake or other water body with nutrients, resulting in excessive growth of organisms and depletion of oxygen. evaporation: Loss of moisture as water vapor.
Epilimnion means that region of a body of water that extends from the surface to the thermocline and that does not have a permanent temperature stratification. In a body of water which does not exhibit stratification, epilimnetic conditions may be present throughout the entire water column.