Holomictic lake
Holomictic lakes are lakes that have a uniform temperature and density from top to bottom at a specific time during the year, which allows the lake waters to completely mix.
| Lake zones |
|---|
| Lake stratification |
| Lake types |
| See also |
Details
Holomictic lakes are non-meromictic lakes.[1]
Most lakes are holomictic; meromictic lakes are rare, although they may be less rare than commonly thought.[2]
_Zoology_(1989-90)_(20447902315).jpg.webp)
A holomictic lake where rain water is the source of mixing and temperature change throughout the year
There are four types of holomictic lakes:
- polymictic lakes,
- cold and warm monomictic lakes,
- dimictic lakes
- oligomictic lakes
In contrast, amictic lakes do never mix.
Holomictic type Prashar Lake
See also
- Thermocline
Lakes portal
References
- Lewis, William M., Jr. (1983). "A revised classification of lakes based on mixing" (PDF). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 40 (10): 1779–1787. doi:10.1139/f83-207. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-06.
- Hakala, A (2004). "Meromixis as a part of lake evolution; observations and a revised classification of true meromictic lakes in Finland". Boreal Environment Research. 9 (1): 37.
- Kevern, Niles R.; King, Darrell L.; Ring, Robert (1996). "Lake Classification Systems - Part 1". The Michigan Riparian.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.