Observations and modeling of symmetric instability in the ocean interior in the Northwestern Equatorial Pacific
Symmetric instability can occur in the ocean interior, and reveals a previously unrecognized route to energy dissipation in the ocean, suggest direct microstructure measurements from the Northwestern Equatorial Pacific Ocean.
Main Authors: | Hui Zhou, William Dewar, Wenlong Yang, Hengchang Liu, Xu Chen, Rui Li, Chenglong Liu, Ganesh Gopalakrishnan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-02-01
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Series: | Communications Earth & Environment |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00362-4 |
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