Inferring the eddy-induced diffusivity for heat in the surface mixed layer using satellite data

Details Inferring the eddy-induced diffusivity for heat in the surface mixed layer using satellite data Inferring the eddy-induced diffusivity for heat in the surface mixed layer using satellite data

Dec 2006

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006georl..3324607z&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 33, Issue 24, CiteID L24607

Physics

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Oceanography: Physical: Air/Sea Interactions (0312, 3339), Oceanography: Physical: Eddies And Mesoscale Processes, Oceanography: Physical: Turbulence, Diffusion, And Mixing Processes (4490), Oceanography: Physical: Upper Ocean And Mixed Layer Processes

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The eddy-induced diffusivity for heat at the surface of the western North Atlantic Ocean is estimated using satellite altimetry and sea surface temperature data. A rotational eddy flux is removed from the total eddy flux following the ideas of Marshall and Shutts (1981). The resulting eddy-induced diffusivity shows considerable spatial variability with a value near 104 m2 s-1 just to the south of the Gulf Stream and values in the range 1-2 × 103 m2 s-1 within the Gulf Stream itself.

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