A thermocline is a layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, while a halocline is a layer where the salinity changes rapidly with depth. Thermoclines are primarily driven by temperature variances, while haloclines are driven by differences in salt content. Both thermoclines and haloclines can affect the distribution of marine life in an aquatic ecosystem.
the deep sea is the lowest layer in the ocean,existing below the thermocline,at a depth of 1,000 fathoms(1,800) or more.
"Trade winds diminish in the Central and Western Pacific. The thermocline is depressed in the east and elevated in the west. Sea surface temperatures stay high when usually, the temperature drops in the Eastern Pacific. (The thermocline is a drop in sea temperature.)" NOAA Research; El Nino Activity Key
Thermocline is defined by having increased temperatures in the surface water but cold water temperatures in the deep sea due to sunlight being unable to penetrate ocean waters the deeply. Sunlight and increased temperatures in water is associated with low nutrients therefore anything with a strong thermocline is pertained to low nutrients but high sunlight.
The sun can't reach the thermocline layer to heat that depth of water
A thermocline is a rapid change in temperature with depth in the ocean. Depending on the latitude and season, thermoclines can be present or absent and vary in depth of occurrence, however a thermocline will usually be found in the mesopelagic zone.
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
A thermocline is a rapid change in temperature with depth in the ocean. Depending on the latitude and season, thermoclines can be present or absent and vary in depth of occurrence, however a thermocline will usually be found in the mesopelagic zone.
all lakes have a thermocline. Summer time the thermocline will be higher. In winter lower. Thermocline is a layer of water that is separated by temperature. Some lakes have a summer thermocline of 40 feet. But colder water in any lake will fluctuate with how cold and access to sunlight.
No, strong thermoclines are more typically found in tropical and subtropical regions where there is a larger temperature difference between surface and deep waters. Near the poles, the water column tends to be more uniformly cold due to mixing and insulation from sea ice.
A rapid change in temperature with depth in the ocean is called thermocline. A rapid change in density with depth in the ocean is called the pynocline.Thermocline