monimolimnion
Syllables: mo·ni·mo·limn·i·on/ˌmɒ.nɪ.mə(ʊ)ˈlɪm.nɪ.ən/US/ˌmɑ.ni.məˈlim.ni.ən/
monimolimnion noun: the lower, dense stratum of a meromictic lake (one with permanently stratified layers) that does not mix with the waters above.
Noun
monimolimnion (plural monimolimnions or monimolimnia)
- The lower, dense stratum of a meromictic lake (one with permanently stratified layers) that does not mix with the waters above.
- Mermomictic^([sic – meaning meromictic]) lakes may have an extremely high calcium carbonate content in the monimolimnion.1969, Roger Y[ates] Anderson, Douglas W. Kirkland, “Paleoecology of the Rita Blanca Lake Area”, in Roger Y. Anderson, Douglas W. Kirkland, editors, Paleoecology of an Early Pleistocene Lake on the...
- The resulting pH-drop causes a dissolution of carbonate material which has been biogenically precipitated in the epilimnion. This carbonate is recycled to the surface waters during the autumn and winter circulation and can be transported through the outflowing rivers to the oceans. A similar...1979, S. Golubić, J. Schneider, “Carbonate Dissolution”, in P. A. Trudinger, D. J. Swaine, editors, Biogeochemical Cycling of Mineral-forming Elements (Studies in Environmental Science; 3)...
Examples of monimolimnion in a sentence
- Examples of such environments are the monimolimnions of meromictic lakes, the Baltic Sea […] and Norwegan fjords where a high CO₂ input is maintained by vigorous degradation of organic matter.1979, S. Golubić, J. Schneider, “Carbonate Dissolution”, in P. A. Trudinger, D. J. Swaine, editors, Biogeochemical Cycling of...
- The higher salinity of the monimolimnion, and therefore the greater density, prevents wind-driven mixing.1985, Roger Y[ates] Anderson, Walter E. Dean, J. Platt Bradbury, David Love, “Introduction”, in Meromictic Lakes and Varved Lake Sediments...
- The monimolimnion is not a static state but is subject to change, depending mainly on the weather conditions, because of basin's shallowness and the almost stable temperature of the spring waters.1979, T. Koussouris, A. Diapoulis, “Unusual Characteristics in a Meromictic Lake in Greece”, in Θαλασσογραφικα [Thalassografika...
- The steps develop in the upper part of the monimolimnion, when in autumn cooling mixolimnion temperatures have dropped below temperatures of the underlying monimolimnion.2010, C. Vonrohden et al., “Evidence for Double Diffusion in Temperate Meromictic Lakes”, in Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, volume...
Forms of monimolimnion
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| plural | monimolimnia |
Origin of monimolimnion
From Ancient Greek μόνιμος (mónimos, “stable, permanent”) + -limnion (from Ancient Greek λῐ́μνη (lĭ́mnē, “lake”) + -ion), first appearing in the writings of British ecologist George Evelyn Hutchinson (1903–1991).
Words formed from monimolimnion
Questions about monimolimnion
- What does monimolimnion mean?
- Monimolimnion means the lower, dense stratum of a meromictic lake (one with permanently stratified layers) that does not mix with the waters above.
- How do you use monimolimnion in a sentence?
- Examples of such environments are the monimolimnions of meromictic lakes, the Baltic Sea […] and Norwegan fjords where a high CO₂ input is maintained by vigorous degradation of organic matter.
- What part of speech is monimolimnion?
- Monimolimnion is a noun.
- How do you pronounce monimolimnion?
- Monimolimnion is pronounced /ˌmɒ.nɪ.mə(ʊ)ˈlɪm.nɪ.ən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of monimolimnion?
- The plural of monimolimnion is monimolimnions.
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