Remote energy sources for mixing in the Indonesian Seas

In addition to locally generated tidal mixing, remotely generated planetary (Kelvin and Rossby) waves and eddies are found to supply energy into the Indonesian Seas, sufficient to drive mixing in the upper ocean at rates inferred from observations.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chengyuan Pang, Maxim Nikurashin, Beatriz Pena-Molino, Bernadette M. Sloyan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34046-6