dl that we ieee .. -h (Pic. 8). 250 meters -rface waters are Even though warmer om the south than on the north side, the average for this layer is 1 to 3°C less on the south. Vortical distribvtion of temperature is chazzcterized bj a shallow, windestirred layer vsually 90 to 125 meteors deen and nearly constant in temperature; below tnis the temporeture decreases abruptly dewn to about 250 to 390 meters deanuth: thence it decreases ever more slowly to 1.u° © at 459% meters teuperature is tne main thermocline; here the densit, elise submarines found the thermocline to be a —_— aa se ss 7 ture; they wore able to i oN ke and + ° a4 4 ‘, bale iz *, 205 on on. : the yee oy mf vy pe ood oh | a highhy usefat struc s tpene tacene detection by stoprinsk ell encines Nim eee, TD gen we - Veo Laat) BG LLIiS « ‘ ne: 4 ies a a QQ i fa ens tovard the nerth in the eras stud th In general, the thermocline thick~ [= ne creases rapidly (Fig. GJ), . i448 nas -* thaneagir snips bumncing on e lover of . a 23 ~% a a -f sey, a ang ater. 7 “yy. gc a ee a Ve Ae lech Boe . Sz ewe La c eon Goch ely at 2 weriereture 3 ect 3 s Vicy ix inversion during descent, Cae) KIAT Tape erst ee > a7 5 tn 4 + ode tt me Cei?Tik vesults shew ti.t4 radicactivity that 2s scluble Pe ne * ~~ x4 . . = ~ 5 4 ~ j Mead er finsly particulate hur a stone tenocney te readin 2+: tre5 Me ee eH os $ a % - fe Unper isothermal larer., eet ~> Mixing sme access +? the 1 2 2 3 PCLaw Wey he * ~” surtece, turoulent layer. Ob ee e f.% This the bal : thermoclinc + 7 ¥ +t - 2 one rat a great deal more enerry then vertiec? mixing in tage “. PeTU. FSS ae tert. ¢ 4 4. peer, depth to 4 the tos offe ently the thermocline is, as « Cirst approximation, a maasure «f the cezen in the first few davs after detonation. Based on 1°05 bethyvhermogrann lowerings made durins the HOREVON's emiise, a cher t the thermocline (Pig. 10). @ bon. "& . . (Over the entire area this derth