Current model profile
Thermal layers in Lake Zurich
Surface
21.8 °C
Model layer at 0.00 m
Deep model layer
5.6 °C
Model layer at 135.00 m
Vertical difference
16.3 °C
Surface versus deepest layer
In the current profile, Lake Zurich's surface is 21.8 °C, 16.3 °C warmer than the deepest displayed model layer at 135.00 m (5.6 °C). The profile therefore shows a clear decrease in temperature with depth.
Across 136 calculated depth layers, the modelled temperature ranges from 5.6 °C to 21.8 °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.