Enhancement of Mesoscale Eddy Stirring at Steering Levels in the Southern Ocean

Meridional cross sections of effective diffusivity in the Southern Ocean are presented and discussed. The effective diffusivity, K[subscript eff], characterizes the rate at which mesoscale eddies stir properties on interior isopycnal surfaces and laterally at the sea surface. The distributions are o...

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Main Authors: Abernathey, Ryan Patrick, Mazloff, Matthew R., Shuckburgh, Emily, Marshall, John C
Other Authors: Joint Program in Oceanography/Applied Ocean Science and Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Meteorological Society 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/60330
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9230-3591