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...

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Main Authors: Hill, Christopher N. (Contributor), Marshall, John C. (Contributor), Jones, Helen (Contributor), Shuckburgh, Emily (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Meteorological Society, 2010-04-08T15:02:45Z.
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