Current model profile
Thermal layers in Lake Sarnen
Surface
19.9 °C
Model layer at 0.00 m
Deep model layer
4.1 °C
Model layer at 50.00 m
Vertical difference
15.8 °C
Surface versus deepest layer
In the current profile, Lake Sarnen's surface is 19.9 °C, 15.8 °C warmer than the deepest displayed model layer at 50.00 m (4.1 °C). The profile therefore shows a clear decrease in temperature with depth.
Across 51 calculated depth layers, the modelled temperature ranges from 4.1 °C to 20.0 °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.