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Effects of strait mixing on ocean stratification

Effects of strait mixing on ocean stratification
Effects of strait mixing on ocean stratification
The density distribution in the abyssal Atlantic Ocean suggests that mixing associated with overflows across deep sills may account for substantial amounts of deep mixing. Estimates of the strait mixing are made from published estimates of the overflows and the difference between Antarctic Bottom Water densities across the Vema Channel and the Romanche Fracture Zone to demonstrate that the strait mixing is an order of magnitude larger than the abyssal mixing estimated for a standard diffusivity of 1 {times} 10{ndash}4 m2 s{ndash}1
0022-3670
1870-1872
Bryden, H.L.
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Nurser, A.J.G.
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Bryden, H.L.
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Nurser, A.J.G.
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Bryden, H.L. and Nurser, A.J.G. (2003) Effects of strait mixing on ocean stratification. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 33 (8), 1870-1872. (doi:10.1175/1520-0485(2003)033<1870:EOSMOO>2.0.CO;2).

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The density distribution in the abyssal Atlantic Ocean suggests that mixing associated with overflows across deep sills may account for substantial amounts of deep mixing. Estimates of the strait mixing are made from published estimates of the overflows and the difference between Antarctic Bottom Water densities across the Vema Channel and the Romanche Fracture Zone to demonstrate that the strait mixing is an order of magnitude larger than the abyssal mixing estimated for a standard diffusivity of 1 {times} 10{ndash}4 m2 s{ndash}1

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Published date: 2003

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Local EPrints ID: 2052
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/2052
ISSN: 0022-3670
PURE UUID: cf7c958d-c36a-4c02-83fb-1e9f837a0c0b
ORCID for H.L. Bryden: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-8216-6359

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Date deposited: 11 May 2004
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 02:53

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Author: H.L. Bryden ORCID iD
Author: A.J.G. Nurser

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