Chemocline
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Chemocline is a noun meaning The boundary layer between the mixolimnion and monimolimnion in a meromictic lake (one with permanently stratified layers).
Meaning
The boundary layer between the mixolimnion and monimolimnion in a meromictic lake (one with permanently stratified layers).
Example Sentences
The chemocline fluctuated at depth probably because of seasonal variations of inflows and circulation patterns in the forebay. The depth of the chemocline was shallowest from spring to early summer and deepest during the winter.
Word Forms
- chemoclines
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include thermohalocline, mesotrophy, meromicticity, morphocline, chemogradient, chronocline.
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