Stratification in water is the formation in a body of water of relatively distinct and stable layers by density. It occurs in all water bodies where there...

The thermal stratification of lakes refers to a change in the temperature at different depths in the lake, and is due to the density of water varying with...

found Stratification (water), the formation of water layers based on temperature (and salinity, in oceans) Ocean stratification Lake stratification Atmospheric...

Ocean stratification is the natural separation of an ocean's water into horizontal layers by density, which is generally stable because warm water floats...

Water is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula H2O. It is a transparent, tasteless, odorless, and nearly colorless chemical substance, and it...

Stable stratification of fluids occurs when each layer is less dense than the one below it. Unstable stratification is when each layer is denser than the...

levels. Similar to light zonation, thermal stratification or thermal zonation is a way of grouping parts of the water body within an aquatic system based on...

Removal of salts from water Halocline – Stratification of a body of water due to salinity differences "What is brackish water and what effect does a...

thermal stratification. Once circulated water reaches the surface, the air-water interface facilitates the transfer of oxygen to the lake water. Natural...

transfer of matter between water masses. Water columns are used chiefly for environmental studies evaluating the stratification or mixing of thermal or chemically...

In horticulture, stratification is a process of treating seeds to simulate natural conditions that the seeds must experience before germination can occur...

Water (H2O) is a polar inorganic compound that is at room temperature a tasteless and odorless liquid, which is nearly colorless apart from an inherent...

dissolved oxygen as the water reaches an average colder temperature. Finally, winter stratification occurs inversely to summer stratification as surface ice begins...

interact closely and compete strongly for space, light, water and nutrients. The stratification of a plant community is the result of long selection and...

The three-component theory of stratification, more widely known as Weberian stratification or the three class system, was developed by German sociologist...

change. Somewhat analogous to stratification in the Earth's atmosphere, but depending on how deep the water is, the water column can be divided vertically...

In geology, cross-bedding, also known as cross-stratification, is layering within a stratum and at an angle to the main bedding plane. The sedimentary...

regional halocline stratification and increased nutrient supply to the photic zone. The initial development of the halocline and stratified water column has been...

Dead water is the nautical term for a phenomenon which can occur when there is strong vertical density stratification due to salinity or temperature or...

Hummocky cross-stratification is a type of sedimentary structure found in sandstones. It is a form of cross-bedding usually formed by the action of large...

maintain the vertical stratification of the water column, in other words to keep the hot water at the top of the tank while the water at the bottom is at...

conditions including density stratification, inputs of organic material or other reducing agents, and physical barriers to water circulation. In fjords, shallow...

upwelling, an eddy, and storms. Estuarine water circulation patterns are influenced by vertical mixing and stratification, and can affect residence time and...

below 4 °C results in stratification of water column, so dimictic lakes usually have an inverse thermal stratification, with water at 0 °C below ice and...

factors such as thermal stratification, oxygen saturation, seasonal variations in lake volume and water level, salinity of the water mass, relative seasonal...

temperature, salinity, and density induce stratification which create ocean layers. These different water masses affect gradients and mixing of nutrients...

impact of stratification or low flow.[citation needed] It is also possible to control Legionella risks by chemical treatment of the water. This technique...

naturally live in the water. However natural limnological processes in temperate climate lakes produce temperature stratification in the water, which tends to...

waste water, or agricultural soil erosion and run-off. A rather new hypothesis is a link between residence time of water and seasonal stratification in monomictic...

dense water (water that is approaching the freezing point) rises to the top. Once this new stratification establishes itself, it lasts until the water warms...