Ocean Mixing

Michael C. Gregg

doi:10.1017/9781316795439

The stratified ocean mixes episodically in small patches where energy is dissipated and density smoothed over scales of centimeters. The net effect of these countless events effects the shape of the ocean's thermocline, how heat is transported from the sea surface to the interior, and how dense bottom water is lifted into the global overturning circulation. This book explores the primary factors affecting mixing, beginning with the thermodynamics of seawater, how they vary in the ocean and how they depend on the physical properties of seawater. Turbulence and double diffusion are then discussed, which determines how mixing evolves and the different impacts it has on velocity, temperature, and salinity. It reviews insights from both laboratory studies and numerical modelling, emphasising the assumptions and limitations of these methods. This is an excellent reference for researchers and graduate students working to advance our understanding of mixing, including oceanographers, atmospheric scientists and limnologists.

‘The book is recommended to graduate students majoring in physical oceanography and related ocean science fields, and will also find readers among researchers with related interests.’

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Dedication
pp v-vi

Contents
pp vii-x

Preface
pp xi-xiv

1 - Mixing and Its Role in the Ocean
pp 1-24

2 - Thermodynamics and Seawater Properties
pp 25-70

3 - Turbulence
pp 71-110

4 - Double Diffusion
pp 111-155

5 - Sampling Mixing and Its Environment
pp 156-196

6 - Internal Waves and the Vortical Mode
pp 197-229

7 - Interactions and Dissipation of Internal Waves and the Vortical Mode
pp 230-282

8 - Mixing in the Stratified Interior
pp 283-320

Appendix A - Mixing in the Stratified Interior
pp 321-324

Appendix B - The GM79 Internal Wave Spectrum, Prepared with R.-C. Lien
pp 325-335

Bibliography
pp 336-364

Index
pp 365-370

Color Plates
pp 371-382

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