Nepheloid Layer

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-018431",
  "term": "Nepheloid Layer",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Layer of water that contains a high concentration of silt and sediment - usually at the benthic-water column interface. This layer can be nearly a fluid mud. In the deep oceans, the layer can be hundreds of meters thick; in shallower waters with less fine sediments, it can be much thinner (only a few centimeters in places) or absent. Thickness is determined by substrate composition and current shear.",
  "references": [
    "Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/nepheloid-layer/"
}