Question

OCE-3014L Lab 5 The table below lists temperature and salinity data for an oceanographie station of Point Conception, Southern California. men ra 88 Depen meters) 4 a. Using the tabulated data, plot temperature against depth on the above graph. b. Label the thermocline on your temperature plot. c. With depth does salinity increase or decrease? d. How would a depth-temperature curve from the Arctic differ from an Equatorial depth-temperature curve. Sketch each below. Arctic Equatorial

Answer 1

a&b


Temperature(C) 15 Thermocline Depth (m)


Explanation of b: Thermocline is the depth range characterized by a large gradient of temperature.
c. Salinity increases with depth.

d.
Arctic Equitorial

Arctic Equitorial