|
Forums36
Topics40,970
Posts558,046
Members18,508
| |
Most Online3,612
Jan 10th, 2023
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,319
Lunker
|
OP
Lunker
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,319 |
How does cold weather affect the thermocline.? Does it affect the dept of the thermocline,etc?
Last edited by heybud; 01/17/10 10:43 PM.
In Dog Beers, I've had one.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 16,055 Likes: 277
Moderator Lunker
|
|
Moderator Lunker
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 16,055 Likes: 277 |
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 3,347 Likes: 99
Editor, Pond Boss Magazine Lunker
|
|
Editor, Pond Boss Magazine Lunker
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 3,347 Likes: 99 |
There is no thermocline in winter. The thermocline is formed in spring months as the water warms. Since heat mostly rises (water is most dense at 39 degrees), warm spring temperatures and radiant heat from the sun push downward into the water. That heat can only go downward so far, assisted by winds and wave action. At that point, warm water rises to the surface and penetrates as far as its density allows. That's when the thermocline forms. It stays in place all summer and then as fall arrives, the surface water cools to the same temperatures as the lower water layer and the upper mixes with the lower, saying "adios" to the thermocline.
This time of year, the warmest water actually sits on or near the bottom, especially ponds that have ice cover.
But, there is no discernible thermocline to differentiate the warm bottom layer with the cooler surface water. It's a gradual change, simply because of the slighter difference in water density.
Teach a man to grow fish...
He can teach to catch fish...
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,319
Lunker
|
|
OP
Lunker
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,319 |
Thanks for the info Bob. I wasn't sure what actually happened to the thermocline in winter time. Not sure what Dave meant by bump this one?
In Dog Beers, I've had one.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 7,615 Likes: 5
Ambassador
Field Correspondent Lunker
|
|
Ambassador
Field Correspondent Lunker
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 7,615 Likes: 5 |
Not sure what Dave meant by bump this one? Dave was "bumping" the thread to the top to get more responses.
JHAP
~~~~~~~~~~
"My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives."
...Hedley Lamarr (that's Hedley not Hedy)
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 7,615 Likes: 5
Ambassador
Field Correspondent Lunker
|
|
Ambassador
Field Correspondent Lunker
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 7,615 Likes: 5 |
Or it was some type of Texas slang that I don't understand. 
JHAP
~~~~~~~~~~
"My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives."
...Hedley Lamarr (that's Hedley not Hedy)
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 16,055 Likes: 277
Moderator Lunker
|
|
Moderator Lunker
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 16,055 Likes: 277 |
Ain't no sech thang as Texiz slang.
Bob, thanks for replying. I sorta knew the answer but wasn't sure how to explain it.
Last edited by Dave Davidson1; 01/19/10 05:52 PM.
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
|
|
|
Moderated by Bill Cody, Bruce Condello, catmandoo, Chris Steelman, Dave Davidson1, esshup, ewest, FireIsHot, Omaha, Sunil, teehjaeh57 |
|
