Significance of diapycnal mixing within the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation

Diapycnal mixing shapes the distribution of climatically important tracers, such as heat and carbon, as these are carried by dense water masses in the ocean interior. Here, we analyze a suite of observation-based estimates of diapycnal mixing to assess its role within the Atlantic Meridional Overtur...

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Auteurs principaux: Cimoli, L, Mashayek, A, Johnson, HL, Marshall, DP, Naveira Garabato, AC, Whalen, CB, Vic, C, de Lavergne, C, Alford, MH, MacKinnon, JA, Talley, LD
Format: Journal article
Langue:English
Publié: Wiley 2023