Current model profile
Thermal layers in Lake Murten
Surface
11.3 °C
Model layer at 0.00 m
Deep model layer
8.6 °C
Model layer at 44.00 m
Vertical difference
2.7 °C
Surface versus deepest layer
In the current profile, Lake Murten's surface is 11.3 °C, 2.7 °C warmer than the deepest displayed model layer at 44.00 m (8.6 °C). The profile therefore shows a clear decrease in temperature with depth.
Across 45 calculated depth layers, the modelled temperature ranges from 8.6 °C to 11.3 °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.