Vertical Ocean Dynamics
Subsurface Analysis Workspace
Scientific thermocline and halocline boundary detection, vertical gradient profiles, and temperature-salinity (T-S) water mass diagrams for Central Indian Ocean.
Scientific Subsurface Analysis
Thermocline, Halocline, and Temperature–Salinity (T-S) Diagram
Thermocline Depth—Max thermal gradient: —°C / 100m
Halocline Depth—Max salinity gradient: — PSU / 100m
Oceanographic Physics & Stratification
The thermocline defines the active vertical barrier between the warm solar-heated mixed layer and the cold deep ocean. In the North Indian Ocean, monsoonal wind-driven currents and salinity stratification from Bay of Bengal freshwater create pronounced haloclines and barrier layers.
T-S Water Mass DiagramPotential Density σθ
33 PSU35 PSU37 PSU