The Salinity Effect in a Mixed Layer Ocean ModelSource: Journal of Physical Oceanography:;1976:;Volume( 006 ):;issue: 001::page 29Author:Miller, James R.
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1976)006<0029:TSEIAM>2.0.CO;2Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: A model of the thermally mixed layer in the upper ocean as developed by Kraus and Turner and extended by Denman is further extended to investigate the effects of salinity. In the tropical and subtropical Atlantic Ocean rapid increases in salinity occur at the bottom of a uniformly mixed surface layer. The most significant effects produced by the inclusion of salinity are the reduction of the deepening rate and the corresponding change in the heating characteristics of the mixed layer. If the net surface heating is positive, but small, salinity effects must be included to determine whether the mixed layer temperature will increase or decrease. Precipitation over tropical oceans leads to the development of a shallow stable layer accompanied by a decrease in the temperature and salinity at the sea surface.
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contributor author | Miller, James R. | |
date accessioned | 2017-06-09T14:44:11Z | |
date available | 2017-06-09T14:44:11Z | |
date copyright | 1976/01/01 | |
date issued | 1976 | |
identifier issn | 0022-3670 | |
identifier other | ams-25566.pdf | |
identifier uri | http://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4162363 | |
description abstract | A model of the thermally mixed layer in the upper ocean as developed by Kraus and Turner and extended by Denman is further extended to investigate the effects of salinity. In the tropical and subtropical Atlantic Ocean rapid increases in salinity occur at the bottom of a uniformly mixed surface layer. The most significant effects produced by the inclusion of salinity are the reduction of the deepening rate and the corresponding change in the heating characteristics of the mixed layer. If the net surface heating is positive, but small, salinity effects must be included to determine whether the mixed layer temperature will increase or decrease. Precipitation over tropical oceans leads to the development of a shallow stable layer accompanied by a decrease in the temperature and salinity at the sea surface. | |
publisher | American Meteorological Society | |
title | The Salinity Effect in a Mixed Layer Ocean Model | |
type | Journal Paper | |
journal volume | 6 | |
journal issue | 1 | |
journal title | Journal of Physical Oceanography | |
identifier doi | 10.1175/1520-0485(1976)006<0029:TSEIAM>2.0.CO;2 | |
journal fristpage | 29 | |
journal lastpage | 35 | |
tree | Journal of Physical Oceanography:;1976:;Volume( 006 ):;issue: 001 | |
contenttype | Fulltext |