![]() ![]() Thermoclines were a relatively unknown phenomenon amongst people outside the scientific community until a series of Hollywood fictional thrillers used it as a barrier separating dangerous undersea monsters from the surface (most notably, The Meg which was released in 2018). While it may not be visible, it can be felt by divers (due to the abrupt cold as one goes deeper) and recorded by instruments such as refractometers (to record refraction in physical media) and sophisticated temperature gauges. The ocean consists of several layers, that are all separated and kept from mixing by this temperature gradient. ![]() But one common phenomenon that is well known and has even had its role in filmography, is ocean thermoclines.Ī thermocline, briefly put, is a region of severe temperature change that demarcates 2 different pelagic zones in the ocean. ![]() There are interesting and intriguing phenomena that do not yet have plausible explanations. Earth’s oceans are home to a wide variety of marine flora and fauna. ![]()
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