Vertical mixing, energy, and the general circulation of the oceans

C Wunsch, R Ferrari - Annu. Rev. Fluid Mech., 2004 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract The coexistence in the deep ocean of a finite, stable stratification, a strong
meridional overturning circulation, and mesoscale eddies raises complex questions …

Physical oceanography of the deep seas around New Zealand: a review

SM Chiswell, HC Bostock, PJH Sutton… - New Zealand Journal …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
We review the advances in 'blue water'physical oceanography of the seas around New
Zealand since the last major review in 1985. By 1985, a basic description had been made of …

The Meteorological Research Institute Earth System Model version 2.0, MRI-ESM2. 0: Description and basic evaluation of the physical component

S Yukimoto, H Kawai, T Koshiro, N Oshima… - Journal of the …, 2019 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Abstract The new Meteorological Research Institute Earth System Model version 2.0 (MRI-
ESM2. 0) has been developed based on previous models, MRI-CGCM3 and MRI-ESM1 …

Circulation, mixing, and production of Antarctic Bottom Water

AH Orsi, GC Johnson, JL Bullister - Progress in Oceanography, 1999 - Elsevier
The Antarctic source of bottom water to the abyssal layer of the World Ocean is examined, as
well as its large-scale flow pattern and ultimate entrainment rate into the deep water above …

Spatial variability of turbulent mixing in the abyssal ocean

KL Polzin, JM Toole, JR Ledwell, RW Schmitt - Science, 1997 - science.org
Ocean microstructure data show that turbulent mixing in the deep Brazil Basin of the South
Atlantic Ocean is weak at all depths above smooth abyssal plains and the South American …

Global abyssal mixing inferred from lowered ADCP shear and CTD strain profiles

E Kunze, E Firing, JM Hummon… - Journal of Physical …, 2006 - journals.ametsoc.org
Internal wave–wave interaction theories and observations support a parameterization for the
turbulent dissipation rate ε and eddy diffusivity K that depends on internal wave shear〈 V z …

Quantifying Antarctic bottom water and North Atlantic deep water volumes

GC Johnson - Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
A near‐global census of Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) and North Atlantic Deep Water
(NADW) is essayed through a nonnegative least squares analysis of conservative and quasi …

Tidally driven mixing in a numerical model of the ocean general circulation

HL Simmons, SR Jayne, LCS Laurent, AJ Weaver - Ocean Modelling, 2004 - Elsevier
Astronomical data reveals that approximately 3.5 terawatts (TW) of tidal energy is dissipated
in the ocean. Tidal models and satellite altimetry suggest that 1 TW of this energy is …

Oceanic internal tides. Observations, analysis and modeling

EG Morozov - A Global View, Springer, Switzerland, 2018 - Springer
This book presents the author's study of the properties of internal tides. The experimental
data that were used in this research were collected during experiments aimed at studying …

Pacific Ocean circulation based on observation

M Kawabe, S Fujio - Journal of oceanography, 2010 - Springer
A thorough understanding of the Pacific Ocean circulation is a necessity to solve global
climate and environmental problems. Here we present a new picture of the circulation by …