below the surface layer of the ocean is layer of water that gets colder with depth of 700m.What is this layer?

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below the surface layer of the ocean is layer of water that gets colder with depth of 700m.What is this layer?

2006-12-19 09:44:56 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology

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the thermocline

2006-12-19 09:55:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋

Nature Nate is right.

Interestingly the thermocline is a good place for submarines to "hide"; the change in temperature between the layers of water "confuses" sonar so subs more difficult to see. For more information, wikipedia has:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermocline

2006-12-19 22:08:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

mantel

2006-12-19 17:47:21 · answer #3 · answered by samanthabohon 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋