ESS11
Prof. Jin-Yi Yu
Differences Between the
Atmosphere and Ocean
Atmosphere
Ocean
q Density
• The oceans has a constant
density.
• The density of the atmosphere
decreases with height.
q Depth
• The ocean has an average depth of
about 4-5 km for the ocean.
• The atmosphere has no fixed
depth/thickness and no clear top.
Most of the air is confined in
the
first 10 km of the atmosphere.
warm
cold
10 km
4-5 km