42 ocean layers diagram
layer includes the mixed layer, a fact that has often been blurred in the criteria used to determine their respective depth levels. A satisfactory depth cri-terion for the surface layer should thus include all the major features of the upper ocean surface layer described above and illustrated in Figure 1. Further, Kawase/Ocean 420/Winter 2006 Ekman layers 1 Ekman layers So far, we have looked at friction within the ocean. But there is also friction between the ocean water and the surroundings. In fact, an important driver of ocean currents is friction from winds blowing over the surface of the ocean. Ocean Layers. Like a cake, the ocean has different layers—each with its own characteristics. (No icing, though.) The surface layer receives the most sunlight, allowing photosynthetic organisms like phytoplankton to convert sunlight to energy. The twilight zone receives only faint, filtered sunlight, allowing no photosynthetic organisms to ... Ocean layers diagram