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Record 1 2012-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

[Said of a] lake which undergoes one period of complete mixing during the year separated by one period of thermal stratification.

OBS

Dimictic lakes circulate twice a year, warm monomictic lakes circulate once a year after a period of cooling, and cold monomictic lakes circulate once a year after a period of warming.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
CONT

[Les lacs] où chaque année n'alterne qu'une période de stratification et une période de circulation sont dits monomictiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Dícese del lago cuya temperatura disminuye regularmente con la profundidad aunque sin llegar a ser inferior a 4º C.

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