Goldilocks mixing in oceanic shear-induced turbulent overturns
Goldilocks mixing in oceanic shear-induced turbulent overturns
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海洋剪切引起的湍流翻转中的金发姑娘混合
DOI:
10.1017/jfm.2021.740
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发表时间:
2021
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Mashayek A
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作者:
Mashayek A
We present a new, simple and physically motivated parameterization, based on the ratio of Thorpe and Ozmidov scales, for the irreversible turbulent flux coefficient . Importantly, although buoyancy effects are still significant at leading order for the turbulent dynamics during this intermediate phase, the marginal balance in the flow ensures that the turbulent mixing of the (density) scalar is nevertheless effectively ‘locked’ to the turbulent mixing of momentum. We present supporting evidence for our parameterization through comparison with six oceanographic datasets that span various turbulence generation regimes and a wide range of geographical location and depth. Using these observations, we highlight the significance of parameterizing an inherently variable flux coefficient for capturing the turbulent flux associated with rare energetic, yet fundamentally shear-driven (and so not strongly stratified) overturns that make a disproportionate contribution to the total mixing. We also highlight the importance of representation of young turbulent patches in the parameterization for connecting the small scale physics to larger scale applications of mixing such as ocean circulation and tracer budgets. Shear-induced turbulence is therefore central to irreversible mixing in the world's oceans, apparently even close to the seafloor, and it is critically important to appreciate the inherent time dependence and evolution of mixing events: history matters to mixing.
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影响因子:
5.2
作者:
L. Cimoli;Colm‐cille P. Caulfield;H. Johnson;D. Marshall;A. Mashayek;A. N. Naveira Garabato;C. Vic
通讯作者:
L. Cimoli;Colm‐cille P. Caulfield;H. Johnson;D. Marshall;A. Mashayek;A. N. Naveira Garabato;C. Vic
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发表时间:
2017
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作者:
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通讯作者:
L. S. Laurent
DOI:
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发表时间:
2011
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影响因子:
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作者:
A. Mashayek;W. Peltier
通讯作者:
W. Peltier
影响因子:
3.7
作者:
Young‐Gyu Park;J. Whitehead;Anand Gnanadeskian
通讯作者:
Anand Gnanadeskian
影响因子:
3.7
作者:
J. Olsthoorn;S. Dalziel
通讯作者:
S. Dalziel