Abstract: n this paper, the authors explore the conditions under which a double-diffusive interface may become unstable. Focus is placed on the case of a cold, freshwater layer above a warm, salty layer [i.e., the diffusive convection ...

Abstract: he diffusive (or semiconvection) regime of double-diffusive convection (DDC) is widespread in the polar oceans, generating ?staircases? consisting of high-gradient interfaces of temperature and salinity separated by ...

Abstract: ne mechanism for the growth of ocean surface waves by wind is through a shear instability that was first described by Miles (1957). We provide a physical interpretation of this wind-wave instability in terms of the interaction ...

Abstract: Direct simulations are used to study turbulence and mixing in Holmboe waves. Previous results showing that mixing in Holmboe waves is comparable to that found in the better-known Kelvin?Helmholtz (KH) billows are extended ...