The sinkhole is also where the freshwater supplying the subterranean estuary comes from — rainfall and salt water from the ocean feed into it to form
the distinct water layers found there.
Not exact matches
Many sandstone formations show
layers of some type, signs they were laid down over time in
distinct episodes by wind or flowing
water.
That's likely because the
water column was still separated into
distinct saltwater and mostly freshwater
layers — and hadn't started turning over at high rates, Schmidt says.
These general consistencies point out again that
water layers of differing temperature really do not mix easily and tend to stay
distinct.