lake turnover

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Unfortunately I don't have my Destroyer nearby, but lake turnover relies on water density. Water is most dense at 4 degrees celsius. The hypolimnion (bottom layer) is often cooler than the metalimnion and epilimnion. If you're in a temperate climate, when the weather changes (think summer-->fall), and the surface water cools, it's density becomes similar to the water of the hypolimnion and they are able to mix.

This can also be affected by things like wind. More wind = more mixing.

Once the surface water has warmed the lake is "stratified" and doesn't mix much due to the density differentials.
 
can someone explain this concept?

It is question number 80 in the bio section of destroyer book
Lake turnover is a season movement of the bottom layer of the lake to the top and top layer to the bottom. Deep lakes experience more turnover than little lakes.
During the Fall wheb the temlerature cools, Top layer becomes heavier than the bottom layer and sinks, causing the bottom layer to rise.

Hope this helps.
 
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