Observational evidence of salt finger in the diurnal thermocline

Abstract Due to strong turbulent mixing, the ocean surface boundary layer region is generally not conducive to double diffusion. However, vertical microstructure profiles observations in the northeastern Arabian Sea during May 2019 imply the formation of salt fingers in the diurnal thermocline (DT)...

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Main Authors: K. Ashin, M. S. Girishkumar, Eric D’Asaro, J. Jofia, V. R. Sherin, N. Sureshkumar, E. Pattabhi Ram Rao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-30564-5