Current model profile
Thermal layers in Lake Geneva
Surface
12.6 °C
Model layer at 0.00 m
Deep model layer
6.9 °C
Model layer at 309.00 m
Vertical difference
5.7 °C
Surface versus deepest layer
In the current profile, Lake Geneva's surface is 12.6 °C, 5.7 °C warmer than the deepest displayed model layer at 309.00 m (6.9 °C). The profile therefore shows a clear decrease in temperature with depth.
Across 310 calculated depth layers, the modelled temperature ranges from 6.9 °C to 12.6 °C. The full curve shows where the largest transition occurs; surface and deep values alone would not describe that layering.
The depth is the deepest layer returned by the Simstrat model, not a newly surveyed maximum depth of the lake. The profile describes a modelled lake state, not the temperature at a particular bathing site.