In the thermocline, temperature decreases rapidly from the mixed upper layer of the ocean (called the epipelagic zone) to much colder deep water in the thermocline (called the mesopelagic zone).
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Epipelagic
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German
1 entries- epipelagisch adj (1. Of, pertaining to, or inhabiting the water from the surface of the sea down to 200 metres)
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Bodies of water are made up of layers, determined by temperature. The top surface layer is called the epipelagic zone, and is sometimes referred to as the "sunlight zone."
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