Not exact matches
This diffusion has essentially no
effect on surface temperature, because the
heat flux is tiny compared to the other terms in the surface budget (solar, infrared and
turbulent heat fluxes).
While vertical AW [Atlantic Water]
heat fluxes are negligible in the Canadian Basin,
turbulent mixing may be strong enough in the western Nansen Basin to produce a sizable
effect of AW
heat on sea ice.
Therefore, very close to a boundary the
turbulent effects effectively disappear, and
heat transfer is carried out via conduction.