Limnosphere
The limnosphere is one of the earth's spheres . It describes the entirety of the limnic waters of the earth. It thus includes all surface waters of the mainland ( inland waters ). It also includes the underground water there (terrestrial groundwater or terrestrial groundwater ).
The limnosphere is the second largest of the three parts of the near-surface hydrosphere . The other parts are called the oceanosphere and atmospheric water . A synonym for the limnosphere is inland hydrosphere .
The waters of the limnosphere are usually fresh water . However, there are a number of exceptions. These include salt lakes and mineral springs . As sections of the hydrosphere, both limnosphere and oceanosphere are completely and equally integrated into the earth-wide water cycle . As a result, their waters merge smoothly near the coasts . There natural phenomena can develop that are to be located in the transition field between limnosphere and oceanosphere. Such natural phenomena of transition include, for example, the waters in the wadden coasts , which due to the tides do not belong entirely to the mainland or completely to the sea. Fresh water from the hinterland can also reach the coasts underground and feed fresh water springs there below sea level .
Individual evidence
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