1. Vertical mixing in the ocean.
- Author
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Webb, D.J. and Suginohara, N.
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OCEAN circulation , *OCEANIC mixing , *OCEANOGRAPHY - Abstract
Presents a revised view of the thermohaline circulation in the ocean, which allows for additional upwelling in the Southern Ocean and the separation of the North Atlantic Deep Water cell from the Antarctic Bottom Water cell. Reconciliation of the difference between observed and theoretical estimates of vertical mixing; Implications for the necessary amounts of wind and tidal energy.
- Published
- 2001
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