Diapycnal mixing in the thermocline: A review
- 15 May 1987
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
- Vol. 92 (C5) , 5249-5286
- https://doi.org/10.1029/jc092ic05p05249
Abstract
Diapycnal fluxes of momentum and heat produced by three‐dimensional turbulence play important, but poorly understood, roles in the dynamics of the main thermocline and of the equatorial undercurrent. Diverse approaches—involving inferences, measurements, and process studies—are being pursued to define these fluxes and their significance. These are reviewed to improve the coordination of future mixing studies.This publication has 98 references indexed in Scilit:
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