chemocline

English

Etymology

From chemo- +‎ -cline.

Pronunciation

Noun

chemocline (plural chemoclines)

  1. The boundary layer between the mixolimnion and monimolimnion in a meromictic lake (one with permanently stratified layers).
    • 1996, Robert J. Hart, Kent M. Sherman, Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Lake Powell at the Forebay and Outflows of Glen Canyon Dam, Northeastern Arizona, 1990–91, Tucson, Arizona: U.S. Department of the Interior, page 14:
      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.
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