Inferring the eddy-induced diffusivity for heat in the surface mixed layer using satellite data
The eddy-induced diffusivity for heat at the surface of the western North Atlantic Ocean is estimated using satellite altimetry and sea surface temperature data. A rotational eddy flux is removed from the total eddy flux following the ideas of Marshall and Shutts (1981). The resulting eddy-induced d...
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description | The eddy-induced diffusivity for heat at the surface of the western North Atlantic Ocean is estimated using satellite altimetry and sea surface temperature data. A rotational eddy flux is removed from the total eddy flux following the ideas of Marshall and Shutts (1981). The resulting eddy-induced diffusivity shows considerable spatial variability with a value near 104 m2 s-1 just to the south of the Gulf Stream and values in the range 1-2 × 103 m2 s-1 within the Gulf Stream itself. Copyright 2006 by the American Geophysical Union. |
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spelling | oxford-uuid:1ed25095-f0be-459f-96dd-05986e5eaa242022-03-26T11:18:26ZInferring the eddy-induced diffusivity for heat in the surface mixed layer using satellite dataJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:1ed25095-f0be-459f-96dd-05986e5eaa24EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2006Zhai, XGreatbatch, RThe eddy-induced diffusivity for heat at the surface of the western North Atlantic Ocean is estimated using satellite altimetry and sea surface temperature data. A rotational eddy flux is removed from the total eddy flux following the ideas of Marshall and Shutts (1981). The resulting eddy-induced diffusivity shows considerable spatial variability with a value near 104 m2 s-1 just to the south of the Gulf Stream and values in the range 1-2 × 103 m2 s-1 within the Gulf Stream itself. Copyright 2006 by the American Geophysical Union. |
spellingShingle | Zhai, X Greatbatch, R Inferring the eddy-induced diffusivity for heat in the surface mixed layer using satellite data |
title | Inferring the eddy-induced diffusivity for heat in the surface mixed layer using satellite data |
title_full | Inferring the eddy-induced diffusivity for heat in the surface mixed layer using satellite data |
title_fullStr | Inferring the eddy-induced diffusivity for heat in the surface mixed layer using satellite data |
title_full_unstemmed | Inferring the eddy-induced diffusivity for heat in the surface mixed layer using satellite data |
title_short | Inferring the eddy-induced diffusivity for heat in the surface mixed layer using satellite data |
title_sort | inferring the eddy induced diffusivity for heat in the surface mixed layer using satellite data |
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