Eddy diffusivity from Argo temperature and salinity profiles
Eddy diffusivity from Argo temperature and salinity profiles
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2018-04-10
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Cole, Sylvia T.
Wortham, Cimarron J. L.
Kunze, Eric
Owens, W. Brechner
Wortham, Cimarron J. L.
Kunze, Eric
Owens, W. Brechner
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2017-11-08
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10.1575/1912/10220
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Argo temperature and salinity profiles are combined with ECCO-2 velocity profiles to estimate eddy diffusivity in the upper 2000 m of the global ocean. The dataset includes relevant intermediate parameters (mixing length, salinity standard deviation, salinity gradient, velocity standard deviation) in addition to eddy diffusivity. The dataset is available using 1° or 3° bins.
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This dataset was processed as documented in Cole et al., 2015 (Eddy stirring and horizontal diffusivity from Argo float observations: Geographic and depth variability, Geophysical Research Letters, 42, 3989-3997, doi:10.1002/2015GL063827) and updated to include 1° and 3° versions as well as Argo data from 2005-2015. Diffusivity is estimated between 62°S and 62°N whenever the minimum number of profiles is met and the estimated mixing length does not exceed the designated threshold. These conditions vary by depth / density surface. The estimated eddy diffusivity exhibits variability with geographic location and with depth.
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Owens, W. B., Kunze, E., Wortham, C. J. L., & Cole, S. T. (2017). Eddy diffusivity from Argo temperature and salinity profiles [dataset]. In Woods Hole Open Access Server (WHOAS) at the MBLWHOI Library. MBLWHOI Library. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/10220