11. Despite of Newmont's claim, WALHI did not find the thermocline ocean layer. 12. Baroclinic waves also generate significant displacements of the oceanic thermocline , often of tens of meters. 13. In the absence of a thermocline , fish can travel the whole area of the lake. 14. In the ocean, the thermocline divides the upper mixed layer from the calm deep water below. 15. Towed units also combat the thermocline , as the unit may be towed above or below the thermocline. 16. Towed units also combat the thermocline, as the unit may be towed above or below the thermocline . 17. The water column is generally well-mixed, with no evidence of a significant halocline or thermocline . 18. This is typically below the thermocline , the vertical zone in the water through which temperature drops rapidly. 19. Further down the water column, as temperature decreases in the ocean thermocline , sound speed also decreases. 20. This water movement disrupts the relatively stable thermocline that usually exists between warm shallow water to deeper colder water.