thermocline
Thermal water layer
A thermocline is a layer in a body of water where temperature changes rapidly with depth, marking a boundary between warmer surface water and colder deep water.
Lakes and oceans develop thermoclines seasonally as the sun heats upper layers while deeper water stays cold.
Divers notice thermoclines as sudden temperature drops: We hit the thermocline at about forty feet and the water went from warm to frigid.
Sharp saltiness change layer
- water columnVertical section of sea
- isothermConstant-temperature boundary line
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
Measures distance downward
- dive computerTracks depth and decompression
- cold waterFigurative enthusiasm killer
- temperature changeAlteration in heat level
- decompressionReduction of pressure
Sea's lowest regions
- ocean circulationMovement of seawater globally
- upwellingDeep water rising surfaceward
- downwellingFluid sinking from surface
- thermistorTemperature-dependent resistor
Temperature-based water layering
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- turnoverSales volume or attrition
- eutrophicExcessively fertilized water body
- mesotrophicModerate nutrient concentration
plankton · algal bloom · oxygen depletion · anoxia · sediment
Rising marine temperatures
- heat absorptionCapturing warmth from environment
- sea temperatureWarmth of seawater
- climate modelingSimulating long-term atmospheric behavior
- marine ecosystemsSaltwater biological communities
halocline
Sharp saltiness change layer
- water columnVertical section of sea
- isothermConstant-temperature boundary line
- stabilityResistance to displacement
buoyancy · inversion · convection · warm layer · transition zone
depth gauge
Measures distance downward
- dive computerTracks depth and decompression
- cold waterFigurative enthusiasm killer
- temperature changeAlteration in heat level
decompression · scuba · free diving · underwater photography · wetsuit
deep ocean
Sea's lowest regions
- ocean circulationMovement of seawater globally
- upwellingDeep water rising surfaceward
- downwellingFluid sinking from surface
thermistor · sonar · submersible · bathymetry · tropical waters
lake stratification
Temperature-based water layering
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- turnoverSales volume or attrition
- eutrophicExcessively fertilized water body
mesotrophic · plankton · algal bloom · oxygen depletion · anoxia · sediment
ocean warming
Rising marine temperatures
- heat absorptionCapturing warmth from environment
- sea temperatureWarmth of seawater
- climate modelingSimulating long-term atmospheric behavior
marine ecosystems · coral bleaching · climate change · carbon sequestration
- oceanwaves, Atlantic, sea, Pacific, tide
- layerscanopy layer, paper sheets, veneer, laminate, cloud layer
- ocean depthsshallow, deep, abyss, deep sea, deep ocean
- open seaocean, sea, high seas, open ocean, deep blue
- marine ecologyhabitat, kelp forest, coral reef, tide pool, estuary
- oceanographyoceanography, oceanographer, sonar, marine science, ocean circulation