Naslov
Turbulent mixing in the springtime central Adriatic Sea

Autori
Petrers, Hartmut ; Orlić, Mirko

Izvornik
Geofizika (0352-3659) 22 (2005); 1-19

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
microstructure; turbulence; Adriatic

Sažetak
A small set of observations of upper ocean turbulent mixing, stratification and currents was obtained in the central Adriatic Sea in May 2003. Owing to light winds, the surface mixed layer was at most 10 m thick and usually much thinner. The water column below was mostly strongly stratified with partially restratified remnant of previous mixed layers. Mesoscale currents were weak with a significant barotropic component. Weak shear and strong stratification tended to combine to large Richardson numbers. Below a layer of enhanced mixing in the upper 10-20 m, eddy diffusivities were mostly small, ranging from 10^-6 m^2 s^-1 to about 5 x 10^-5 m^2 s^-1. Much larger values occurred in a few events, however.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Geologija

POVEZANOST RADA