Ocean mixing induced by three-dimensional structure of equatorial mode tropical instability waves in the Pacific Ocean

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science Vol. 10
• Main Authors: Fang, Liyuan, Ma, Kai, Liu, Chuanyu, Wang, Xiaowei, Wang, Fan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Frontiers Media SA 25.10.2023; Frontiers Research Foundation; Frontiers Media S.A
• Subjects: General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution; Instability; mixing; Q; QH1-199.5; reduced shear squared; Science; shear; Stratification; Thermocline; three-dimensional structures; tropical instability wave; Velocity; Vertical shear; Vortices; Pacific Ocean

Observations have revealed that tropical instability waves (TIWs) play an important role in the ocean mixing of the equatorial thermocline. However, most studies have not distinguished the individual effects from the TIWs’ two modes, and most of them focused on the effect of the TIW-induced vertical...