🎛️ Environmental Controls
Solar heating varies dramatically with time of day
Controls surface heating and thermal stratification
20%
Affects solar radiation penetration and longwave cooling
5 m/s
Controls mixing intensity and heat exchange
25 m
Depth of well-mixed surface layer
0.3 m/s
Horizontal current strength affecting advection
Vertical circulation pattern affecting temperature distribution
2 m/day
Vertical velocity magnitude (positive = upward)
8°C
Temperature of deep water mass (below thermocline)
18°C
Initial surface temperature (modified by heating/cooling)
📊 Vertical Temperature Profile
Current Scenario
Adjust parameters to see temperature profile changes