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===Description=== | ===Description=== | ||
Stratification refers to the layering of water with different physical and chemical properties. Large bodies of water are stratified into distinct layers, with each an unique composition. The vertical layering is determined by factors such as salinity, density, and temperature. | Stratification refers to the layering of water with different physical and chemical properties. Large bodies of water are stratified into distinct layers, with each an unique composition. The vertical layering is determined by factors such as salinity, density, and temperature. | ||
Generally speaking there are multiple different types of layers, starting at the top: | Stratification has important implications for marine biology, ocean circulation, and the distribution of nutrients and gases. Generally speaking there are multiple different types of layers, starting at the top: | ||
# Epipelagic Zone, which refers to the surface layer, generally warmer and less dense than the other layers. This layer is usually well-mixed due to wind, wave and current action, and extents from the top to a few hundred meters below. | # Epipelagic Zone, which refers to the surface layer, generally warmer and less dense than the other layers. This layer is usually well-mixed due to wind, wave and current action, and extents from the top to a few hundred meters below. | ||
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== MSP Challenge == | == MSP Challenge == | ||
In the MSP Challenge, stratification is a | In the MSP Challenge, stratification is a modeled simulation, providing insight into the stratification and compositions of the Epipelagic Zone (upper layer of water). | ||
=North Sea = | =North Sea = | ||
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== North Sea Digitwin Edition == | == North Sea Digitwin Edition == | ||
<headertabs /> | In the North Sea Digitwin Edition, the stratification layer is based on data from running model simulations in the North Sea by [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323475056_North_Sea_Ecohydrodynamic_regions. van Leeuwen et al., 2015]. This data represents data from 1956 till 2008 and was last updated in 2019-11. <headertabs /> |
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