The vertical temperature stratification of a lake or reservoir which consists of: (a) the upper layer, or Epilimnion, in which the water temperature is virtually uniform; (b) the middle layer, or Thermocline, in which there is a marked drop in temperature per unit of depth; and (c) the lowest stratum, or Hypolimnion, in which the temperature is again nearly uniform.
THERMAL STRATIFICATION
Meaning of THERMAL STRATIFICATION in English
Environmental engineering English vocabulary. Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга. 2012