Current model profile
Thermal layers in Lake Silvaplana
Surface
14.5 °C
Model layer at 0.00 m
Deep model layer
4.4 °C
Model layer at 77.00 m
Vertical difference
10.1 °C
Surface versus deepest layer
In the current profile, Lake Silvaplana's surface is 14.5 °C, 10.1 °C warmer than the deepest displayed model layer at 77.00 m (4.4 °C). The profile therefore shows a clear decrease in temperature with depth.
Across 78 calculated depth layers, the modelled temperature ranges from 4.4 °C to 14.5 °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.