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020 _a9781316795439 (ebook)
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050 0 0 _aGC299
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100 1 _aGregg, M. C.,
_d1939-
_eauthor.
_974441
245 1 0 _aOcean mixing /
_cM. C. Gregg, University of Washington.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2021.
300 _a1 online resource (xiii, 370 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 19 Mar 2021).
520 _aThe stratified ocean mixes episodically in small patches where energy is dissipated and density smoothed over scales of centimeters. The net effect of these countless events effects the shape of the ocean's thermocline, how heat is transported from the sea surface to the interior, and how dense bottom water is lifted into the global overturning circulation. This book explores the primary factors affecting mixing, beginning with the thermodynamics of seawater, how they vary in the ocean and how they depend on the physical properties of seawater. Turbulence and double diffusion are then discussed, which determines how mixing evolves and the different impacts it has on velocity, temperature, and salinity. It reviews insights from both laboratory studies and numerical modelling, emphasising the assumptions and limitations of these methods. This is an excellent reference for researchers and graduate students working to advance our understanding of mixing, including oceanographers, atmospheric scientists and limnologists.
650 0 _aOceanic mixing.
_974442
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781107173804
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781316795439
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