Abstract: It is hypothesized that tidal mixing may provide a ?diffusivity? mechanism for frontogenesis. It stems from the fact that tidal diffusivity varies in the opposite sense from the water depth, so the vertically integrated ...

Abstract: The horizontal property flux induced by tides is examined by both analytical and numerical models. It is found that this flux is highly heterogeneous in the vertical and may be directed up the mean gradient near the bottom. ...