On the ocean's large-scale circulation near the limit of no vertical mixing

By convention, the ocean's large-scale circulation is assumed to be a thermohaline overturning driven by the addition and extraction of buoyancy at the surface and vertical mixing in the interior. Previous work suggests that the overturning should die out as vertical mixing rates are reduced to...

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Published inJournal of physical oceanography Vol. 28; no. 9; pp. 1832 - 1852
Main Authors TOGGWEILER, J. R, SAMUELS, B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston, MA American Meteorological Society 01.09.1998
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Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
External geophysics
Marine
Oceanography
Oceans
Physics of the oceans
Thermohaline structure and circulation. Turbulence and diffusion
Antarctic circumpolar current
PS, Antarctic Ocean, Antarctic Circumpolar Current
World Ocean
Energy balance
General circulation models
Ocean circulation
Mixing process
Depth profile
Numerical simulation
Oceanography
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Summary:By convention, the ocean's large-scale circulation is assumed to be a thermohaline overturning driven by the addition and extraction of buoyancy at the surface and vertical mixing in the interior. Previous work suggests that the overturning should die out as vertical mixing rates are reduced to zero.
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ISSN:0022-3670
1520-0485
DOI:10.1175/1520-0485(1998)028<1832:OTOSLS>2.0.CO;2