TSI Aquatic Module 1 Physical
Unit 2: Density
Image by Byron Inouye
Fig. 2.10. Idealized vertical temperature profile of the Pacific ocean basin showing
water in blue and seafloor features in green. The highest, or warmest, water
temperatures are shown in light blue. The lowest, or coldest, water temperatures are
shown in dark blue.
Image by Byron Inouye
Fig. 2.11. Graph of the temperature of the Pacific ocean basin at (A) the equator, (B)
40˚ S latitude, and (C) 70˚ S latitude
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