THE NEAR-SURFACE LAYER OF THE OCEAN
The first profile shown in Figure 4-17 reveals a 0.4-m thick diurnal
mixed layer and a diurnal thermocline in the depth range from 0.4 to 1.2 m.
Below 1.2 m the vertical temperature change is relatively small. According
to the classification given in X Figure 4-16X , this profile corresponds to Phase
III.
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Figure 4-19. Microstructure of the diurnal thermocline at 14:52 LT (from XFigure 4-17X , box b. Adapted
from Soloviev and Vershinsky (1982) with permission of Elsevier.
The first profile shown in Figure 4-17 reveals a 0.4-m thick diurnal
mixed layer and a diurnal thermocline in the depth range from 0.4 to 1.2 m.
Below 1.2 m the vertical temperature change is relatively small. According
to the classification given in X Figure 4-16X , this profile corresponds to Phase
III.
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Figure 4-19. Microstructure of the diurnal thermocline at 14:52 LT (from XFigure 4-17X , box b. Adapted
from Soloviev and Vershinsky (1982) with permission of Elsevier.