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English
Etymology
See atelo- + -mixis, see -mictic. Compare also meromixis.
Noun
atelomixis (uncountable)
- Incomplete vertical mixing of stratified water masses, homogenizing layers.
References
- Barbosa, F.A.R.; Padisák, J. (2002). The forgotten lake stratification pattern: atelomixis, and its ecological importance. Verhandlungen Internationaler Verein der Limnologie 28: 1385-1395.