Revisiting Thorpe scale analysis and diapycnal diffusivities in Drake Passage
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DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2024.1444468
Abstract: Ship heave effects in the swell-prevalent Southern Ocean induce frequent false overturns in density profiles, and conventional Thorpe scale analysis leads to unrealistically large diapycnal diffusivities. Another critical factor causing large positive biases in Thorpe… read more here.
Keywords: thorpe scale; diapycnal diffusivities; drake passage; scale analysis ... See more keywords