Abstract: It is commonly observed in hydrographic sections crossing midocean ridges that the isopycnals on the ridge flanks slope downward toward the crests. Although the observed vertical scales of isopycnal dipping are not consistent ...

Abstract: s part of the Diapycnal and Isopycnal Mixing Experiment in the Southern Ocean (DIMES), 210 subsurface floats were deployed west of the Drake Passage on two targeted density surfaces. Absolute (single particle) diffusivities ...

Abstract: High levels of diapycnal mixing and geothermal heating near midocean ridges contribute to the buoyancy fluxes that are required to close the global circulation. In topographically confined areas, such as the deep median ...

Abstract: Recent data from a deployment of Lagrangian floats in the Brazil Basin of the South Atlantic reveal a swift western boundary current and predominantly zonal flow in the interior at a depth of about 2500 m. Dynamical ...

Abstract: To close the global overturning circulation, the production and sinking of dense water at high latitudes must be balanced elsewhere by buoyancy gain and upward vertical motion. Hydrographic and microstructure observations ...