Thermocline
Thermocline
The sun can't reach the thermocline layer to heat that depth of water
a layer of water in the ocean where the temperature declines rapidly with depth
The thermocline is the layer of seawater that changes temperature rapidly with depth. In this layer, the temperature decreases quickly as you move from the warmer surface waters to the colder deeper waters.
The temperature of Earth's crust increases as you go deeper due to geothermal gradient. It varies depending on factors such as location and tectonic activity, but on average, the temperature increases by about 25 to 30 degrees Celsius per kilometer depth. The temperature difference can affect the physical and chemical properties of rocks and minerals found in each layer of the Earth's crust.
The sun can't reach the thermocline layer to heat that depth of water
The sun can't reach the thermocline layer to heat that depth of water
thermocline
The temperature of the lithosphere varies depending on depth, location, and geologic activity. Generally, temperatures can range from around 200°C to over 1000°C in the upper mantle. The outermost layer, the crust, has a temperature that ranges from around 200°C to 500°C.
An increase in temperature with height in an atmospheric layer is called an inversion layer. This phenomenon is opposite to the normal decrease in temperature with increasing altitude in the Earth's atmosphere.
The second cooler layer of ocean water is called the thermocline. It is the region of rapidly decreasing temperature with depth, typically found between the warmer surface layer (epipelagic zone) and the colder deep layer (abyssal zone) in the ocean.
The term you are referring to is "thermocline." It is the layer of water in the ocean where there is a rapid change in temperature with depth, serving as a barrier between warmer surface water and colder deep water.