Seasonal versus permanent thermocline warming by tropical cyclones

Recent studies suggest that the enhanced upper ocean mixing caused by tropical cyclones significantly contributes to the ocean heat transport. However, existing studies that try to quantify this contribution make the assumption that all heat pumped below the mixed layer by tropical cyclones is final...

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Main Authors: Ferrari, Raffaele (Contributor), Mooring, Todd A. (Contributor), Jansen, Malte Friedrich (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Program in Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union, 2011-01-13T21:38:56Z.
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