Current model profile
Thermal layers in Lake Joux
Surface
8.7 °C
Model layer at 0.00 m
Deep model layer
8.8 °C
Model layer at 31.00 m
Vertical difference
0.1 °C
Surface versus deepest layer
In the current Lake Joux profile, the surface (8.7 °C) and deepest displayed model layer at 31.00 m (8.8 °C) differ by no more than 0.1 °C. The modelled water column is therefore at a broadly similar temperature.
Across 32 calculated depth layers, the modelled temperature ranges from 8.7 °C to 8.8 °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.