单词 | depth of compensation |
释义 | depth of compensation [`depth ǝv ´käm·pǝn`sā·shǝn] GEOPHYSICS That depth at which density differences occurring in the earth's crust are compensated isostatically; calculated to be between 60 and 68-70 miles (100 and 113-117 kilometers). HYDROLOGY The depth in a body of water at which illuminance has diminished to the extent that oxygen production through photosynthesis and oxygen consumption through respiration by plants are equal; it is the lower boundary of the euphotic zone. |
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