Thermal fluxes and stability of the upper boundary of deep near-bottom layer in the Black Sea

Experimentally-derived data are used to scrutinize structural peculiarities of the upper boundary of deep near-bottom layer in the Black Sea. Thermal fluxes through the layer's upper boundary have been evaluated and compared with the geothermal fluxes. Although there is significant divergence b...

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Published inPhysical oceanography Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 29 - 38
Main Author Kushnir, V M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Utrecht Springer Nature B.V 01.01.1997
Subjects
Boundary layer
Geophysics
Marine
Physical oceanography
MED, Black Sea
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Summary:Experimentally-derived data are used to scrutinize structural peculiarities of the upper boundary of deep near-bottom layer in the Black Sea. Thermal fluxes through the layer's upper boundary have been evaluated and compared with the geothermal fluxes. Although there is significant divergence between the individual evaluations, the quantities at issue generally agree with one another. It is shown that in evaluating thermal fluxes, it is necessary to consider fine structure of the differential-diffusive type. Stability of the upper boundary of the deep near-bottom layer has been examined, and diagrams of stability/instability resulting from the development of convection have been plotted.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
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ISSN:0928-5105
0928-5105
DOI:10.1007/BF02522563