Current model profile
Thermal layers in Lake Neuchâtel
Surface
20.1 °C
Model layer at 0.00 m
Deep model layer
6.5 °C
Model layer at 151.00 m
Vertical difference
13.6 °C
Surface versus deepest layer
In the current profile, Lake Neuchâtel's surface is 20.1 °C, 13.6 °C warmer than the deepest displayed model layer at 151.00 m (6.5 °C). The profile therefore shows a clear decrease in temperature with depth.
Across 152 calculated depth layers, the modelled temperature ranges from 6.5 °C to 20.1 °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.