Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 2004
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004georl..3123305n&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 31, Issue 23, CiteID L23305
Physics
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Oceanography: Physical: Upper Ocean Processes, Oceanography: Physical: Turbulence, Diffusion, And Mixing Processes, Oceanography: General: Numerical Modeling, Oceanography: Physical: Coriolis Effects, Oceanography: Physical: Air/Sea Interactions (0312)
Scientific paper
Investigation of the sensitivity to wave breaking and the Prandtl number in the ocean mixed layer model under surface heating reveals an interesting latitude-dependent feature in the dynamical process of the ocean mixed layer. The effect of Prandtl number variation with stratification plays an important role in the equatorial ocean, whereas, in the extratropical ocean, the effect of strong near-surface turbulence caused by wave breaking is dominant. The contrasting responses to parameterization is attributed to the fact that turbulence production in the ocean mixed layer is dominated by turbulent kinetic energy flux from the sea surface in the extratropical ocean, and by shear production in the equatorial ocean. Comparisons were also made between the sensitivity tests from different ocean mixed layer models.
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