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🌊 Ocean Stratification Lab: Pycnocline, Buoyancy Frequency, Seasonal Mixing and Internal Waves

Cut open the top kilometre of the ocean: temperature and salinity set density, density sets the buoyancy frequency, and seasonal heating, cooling and wind mixing build and erase the thermocline. Lower a CTD from a ship and watch internal waves ride the pycnocline.

Climate, Ecology & Environment3DAdvanced60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted🟠 Blender
ocean-stratification-pycnocline-brunt-vaisala-seasonal-mixing-internal-wave-lab ↗ Open standalone
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Cut open the top kilometre of the ocean: temperature and salinity set density, density sets the buoyancy frequency, and seasonal heating, cooling and wind mixing build and erase the thermocline. Lower a CTD from a ship and watch internal waves ride the pycnocline.

Ocean StratificationPycnoclineBrunt-VaisalaMixed LayerInternal WavesThree.jsBlender

3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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