Rationalizing the Spatial Distribution of Mesoscale Eddy Diffusivity in Terms of Mixing Length Theory
Observations and theory suggest that lateral mixing by mesoscale ocean eddies only reaches its maximum potential at steering levels, surfaces at which the propagation speed of eddies approaches that of the mean flow. Away from steering levels, mixing is strongly suppressed because the mixing length...
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American Meteorological Society
2015
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/92705 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3736-1956 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9230-3591 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3729-1417 |