Abstract: Microstructure data from the North Atlantic Tracer Release Experiment (NATRE) are presented, providing detailed profiles of the thermal variance ? in the upper 360 m of the Canary Basin for the fall and spring seasons. The ...

Abstract: The evolution of a Mediterranean salt lens (Meddy) over a two year period is examined. Several nondimensional numbers can be used to describe the overall decay in the structure of the Moddy. Two Rossby numbers, one using ...

Abstract: A meridional transect along 150°W in March 1988 revealed a statistically significant maximum in turbulent kinetic energy dissipation, ? at 1°S?0° between 40-m and 60-m depth. The wind stress and buoyancy flux were poorly ...

Abstract: Some recent measurements of the mixed layer in oceans and lakes have indicated that the rate of the dissipation of turbulent kinetic energy, ε, is much higher than expected from a purely shear-driven wall layer. This ...

Abstract: Evidence is presented that lateral dispersion on scales of 1?10 km in the stratified waters of the continental shelf may be significantly enhanced by stirring by small-scale geostrophic motions caused by patches of mixed ...

Abstract: A free-falling instrument has been built to measure temperature, salinity and turbulent shear from near surface to within 15 cm of the ocean bottom. A probe guard mounted at the lower end of the instrument protects sensitive ...

Abstract: A lens of Mediterranean water (Meddy) was tracked in the eastern North Atlantic for two years with SOFAR floats. The Meddy was first found between the Canary Islands and the Azores in October 1984. It center moved in an ...