Sentences with phrase «vertical ocean diffusivity»
Both hindcasts and projections are strongly influenced by climate sensitivity and also by vertical ocean diffusivity.
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Hasumi, H., and N. Suginohara, 1999: Effects of locally enhanced vertical diffusivity over rough bathymetry on the world ocean circulation.
In particular, equilibrium climate sensitivity (S), effective vertical deep ocean diffusivity (Kv) and total aerosol forcing (Faer) have been estimated in this way.
This paper in Journal of Marine Research has nearly 500 citations and describes vertical eddies in ocean interior using diffusivity as a metric.
Without winds or a high vertical diffusivity, the ocean does not support deep convection.