Vertical Eddy Diffusion and Nutrient Supply to the Surface Mixed Layer
more, use of the mean effective Kz (0.11 0.2 s #1 ) indicates that vertical diffusion supplies a large proportion of the iron required for new production in this region. INDEX TERMS: 4207 Oceanography: General: Arctic and Antarctic oceanography; 4568 Oceanography: Physical: Turbulence, diffusion, an...
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| Summary: | more, use of the mean effective Kz (0.11 0.2 s #1 ) indicates that vertical diffusion supplies a large proportion of the iron required for new production in this region. INDEX TERMS: 4207 Oceanography: General: Arctic and Antarctic oceanography; 4568 Oceanography: Physical: Turbulence, diffusion, and mixing processes; 4572 Oceanography: Physical: Upper ocean processes; 4808 Oceanography: Biological and Chemical: Chemical tracers; 4845 Oceanography: Biological and Chemical: Nutrients and nutrient cycling; KEYWORDS: tracer, vertical diffusion, pycnocline, nutrients, iron, phytoplankton Citation: Law, C. S., E. R. Abraham, A. J. Watson, and M. I. Liddicoat, Vertical eddy diffusion and nutrient supply to the surface mixed layer of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, J. Geophys. Res., 108(C8), 3272, doi:10.1029/2002JC001604, 2003. 1. Introduction [2] Vertical diffusion contributes to the maintenance of the heat, momentum and salt budgets of the ocean, and facilitates the trans |
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