Turbulent diapycnal mixing in the Nordic seas

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research
• Main Authors: Naveira Garabato, Alberto C., Oliver, Kevin, Watson, Andrew J., Messias, Marie-José
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2004
• Subjects: Greenland; Boreas; Nordic Seas; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://oro.open.ac.uk/8460/

The distribution of turbulent diapycnal mixing in the Nordic seas is mapped from observations of internal wave density and velocity fine structure. The uppermost 500–1500 m host two distinct mixing regimes. In the eastern basins, the diapycnal diffusivity (K ρ) straddles 10−5 m2 s−1, whereas in the...