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What is thermal stratification? Mention their types.

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Thermal Stratification :
It is usually found in aquatic habitat. The change in the temperature profile with increasing depth in a water body is called thermal stratification.

(i) Epilimnion - The upper layer of warmer water.
(ii) Metalimnion - The middle layer with a zone of gradual decrease in temperature.
(iii) Hypolimnion - The bottom layer of colder water.
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