2 papers
physics.ao-ph2021
Mid-depth Ocean Stratification: Southern Ocean eddies vs interior vertical diffusivity
Xiaoting Yang, Eli Tziperman
The mid-depth ocean stratification was fitted by Munk (1966) to an exponential profile and shown to be consistent with a vertical advective-diffusive balance. However, tracer relea…
physics.ao-ph2019
Reconciling the Observed Mid-Depth Exponential Ocean Stratification with Weak Interior Mixing and Southern Ocean Dynamics via Boundary-Intensified Mixing
Madeline D. Miller, Xiaoting Yang, Eli Tziperman
Munk (1966) showed that the deep (1000-3000 m) vertical temperature profile is consistent with a one-dimensional vertical advection-diffusion balance, with a constant upwelling and…