Robustness of an Effective Diffusivity Diagnostic in Oceanic Flows
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Robustness of an Effective Diffusivity Diagnostic in Oceanic Flows
The robustness of Nakamura’s effective diffusivity diagnostic for quantifying eddy diffusivities of tracers within a streamwise-average framework is carefully examined in an oceanographic context, and the limits of its applicability are detailed. The near-surface Southern Ocean geostrophic flow, obtained from altimetric observations, is chosen for particular examination since it exhibits strong...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Physical Oceanography
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1520-0485,0022-3670
DOI: 10.1175/2009jpo4122.1