🎛️ Environmental Parameters
8 m/s
Surface wind speed affecting mixing and gas exchange
600 W/m²
Surface solar irradiance for heating and photosynthesis
20°C
Atmospheric temperature affecting surface heat flux
20 m
Depth of surface mixed layer
2.0 s⁻²
Water column stability (buoyancy frequency)
3.0 m/day
Vertical upwelling velocity bringing deep water up
2.0 NTU
Water clarity affecting light penetration
2.0 m
Tidal amplitude affecting vertical mixing
200 m³/s
Freshwater input affecting salinity and nutrients
Seasonal effects on biology and physics
37°N
Geographic latitude affecting solar angle
15 μM
Surface nutrient concentration (nitrate)
📊 CTD Vertical Profiles (0-100m)
Coastal Ocean Conditions
Adjust environmental parameters to see realistic CTD profile responses
🌡️ Temperature Profile
🧂 Salinity Profile
💨 Dissolved Oxygen
💡 Fluorescence
🌿 Chlorophyll-a
🌫️ Turbidity