Summer
 (August 15) T along
 65W
 to a depth of 500m. The thick
 line
 is the mixed layer base.
 
 These
 cross-sections illustrate the
 subtropical
 mode water (STMW).
 All
 HYCOM hybrid-coordinate
 simulations
 produce 18-degree
 water
 while HYCOM run in
 MICOM
 mode produced STMW
 that
 is too cold (as does MICOM
 2.8
 – not shown).