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A simplified lateral view of the ocean water column shows vertical stratification beneath a wavy sea surface. A light-to-dark gradient represents a surface mixed layer (SML) overlying denser, cooler deep water, separated conceptually by a thermocline/pycnocline. In the hierarchy, fluid layers reside within the marine water column of the ocean system. In physical oceanography, such layering governs buoyancy, turbulent mixing, and nutrient and gas transport, influencing heat storage and exchange from the surface to depth.
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