Understanding mixing efficiency in the oceans: do the nonlinearities of the equation of state for seawater matter?
There exist two central measures of turbulent mixing in turbulent stratified fluids that are both caused by molecular diffusion: 1) the dissipation rate <i>D</i>(APE) of available potential energy APE; 2) the turbulent rate of change <i>W</i>&a...
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| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2009-07-01
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| Series: | Ocean Science |
| Online Access: | http://www.ocean-sci.net/5/271/2009/os-5-271-2009.pdf |