Variability in the Mixed Layer Depth Near the Polar Front.
Abstract
The depths of the surface mixed layer are estimated for the fall season in the Norwegian Sea and the Iceland-Faeroe Gap areas using definitions of mixed layer depth based on temperature and Brunt-Vaisala frequency. Variability in the mixed layer depth was found to be both seasonally and regionally dependent. Differences between definitions occured primarily in the frontal regions. As fall progressed, the mixed layer deepended more rapidly in the weakly stratified frontal regions than outside of those regions. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA117154
Entities
People
- Ortwin H. Von Zweck
- William J. Teague
Organizations
- Naval Oceanographic Office