Journal of Marine Science and Engineering | |
Turbulent Heat Fluxes in a Mediterranean Eddy Quantified Using Seismic and Hydrographic Observations | |
Wuxin Xiao1  Zhou Meng1  | |
[1] College of Meteorology and Oceanography, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China; | |
关键词: Mediterranean eddy; heat flux; turbulent dissipation; eddy lifetime; internal wave; seismic oceanography; | |
DOI : 10.3390/jmse10060720 | |
来源: DOAJ |
【 摘 要 】
Mediterranean eddies (meddies) play an essential role in transferring heat, salinity and momentum into the Atlantic Ocean. The rate of heat (and salt) flux from the meddy and its ultimate lifetime are key proxies to understanding how meddies impact the redistribution of heat and salt in the ocean system. A Mediterranean eddy was observed in the Gulf of Caidz in 2007 using seismic and hydrographic data. The spatial distribution of turbulent dissipation rates around the meddy is estimated from the seismically derived internal wave spectra subrange using fine-scale parameterization. Turbulent dissipated rates are lowest (
【 授权许可】
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