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