Abstract: The Multi-Scale profiler (MSP) resolves shear between vertical wavenumbers of 0.01 cpm and the viscous cutoff of small-scale turbulence. Observations from five sites reveal varied spectral shapes and amplitudes. Spectral ...

Abstract: The Multi-Scale Profiler (MSP), a freely falling dropsonde, has been used over the past 12 years to measure oceanic shear variance. Complete resolution of oceanic shear spectra is achieved by combining the measurements of ...