Moored Flux and Dissipation Estimates from the Northern Deepwater Gulf of Mexico

Results from a pilot program to assess boundary mixing processes along the northern continental slope of the Gulf of Mexico are presented. We report a novel attempt to utilize a turbulence flux sensor on a conventional mooring. These data document many of the features expected of a stratified Ekman...

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Main Authors: Kurt L. Polzin, Binbin Wang, Zhankun Wang, Fred Thwaites, Albert J. Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Fluids
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5521/6/7/237