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thermal stratification

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thermal stratification [′thər·məl ‚strad·ə·fə′kā·shən]
(hydrology)
Horizontal layers of differing densities produced in a lake by temperature changes at different depths.


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Turnover of the thermal stratification of a lake can release large quantities of dissolved hydrogen sulfide.
The temperature data were processed and converted into contour plots in order to see the impact of different perimeter heating configurations (baseboard heater, heated windows, and radiant ceiling panel) on thermal stratification and air temperature increase near the facade.
Additionally, shallow reservoirs undergo strong diurnal cycles in thermal stratification and mixing (Condie & Webster 2002), but diurnal changes were not investigated in this study.
 
 
 
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