The role of mixing in the large-scale ocean circulation
Casimir de Lavergne, Sjoerd Groeskamp, Jan D. Zika, H. L. Johnson
Topics & Concepts
Ocean gyreMixing (physics)Circulation (fluid dynamics)Geostrophic windOcean currentTurbulenceClimatologyOceanic basinDiffusionGeologyAdiabatic processScale (ratio)Thermohaline circulationSecondary circulationOceanographyEnvironmental scienceMechanicsGeographyStructural basinPhysicsQuantum mechanicsFisheryPaleontologyCartographyThermodynamicsBiologySubtropicsOceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchMarine and coastal ecosystems