The surface mixed layer is a layer where this turbulence is generated by winds, surface heat fluxes, or processes such as evaporation or sea ice formation which result in an increase in …

Dec 4, 2004 · The transfer of mass, momentum, and energy across the mixed layer provides the source of almost all oceanic motions, and the thickness of the mixed layer determines the heat …

Mar 28, 2023 · Temperature changes are the greatest in this zone because it contains the thermocline, a region where water temperature decreases rapidly with increasing depth, …

Dec 12, 2020 · The mixed layer is a zone where turbulence, caused by surface currents and wind has so thoroughly mixed the water that temperature, density, and salinity are relatively …

Mar 29, 2024 · A type of atmospheric boundary layer characterized by vigorous turbulence tending to stir and uniformly mix, primarily in the vertical, quantities such as conservative …

Mar 24, 2021 · Oceanographic observations from 1970–2018 reveal substantial changes in the summer upper-ocean structure, showing a thickening of the mixed layer and a density gradient …

Jan 16, 1993 · Mixed Layer Depth (MLD) is an important parameter for phytoplankton production, altering plankton spatial distribution (Sverdrup, 1953). From: Treatise on Estuarine and …

Sep 18, 2024 · The mixed layer (ML) is the well-mixed region of the upper ocean, which is mainly influenced by air-sea interactions (e.g., wind forcing and buoyancy fluxes). The ML …

The mixed layer is roughly 10–200 m thick over most of the tropical and mid-latitude belts. The depth and temperature of the mixed layer varies from day to day and from season to season in …

We have compiled a mixed layer climatology and database (described in Holte et al. 2017) using Argo profiles and a hybrid method (Holte and Talley 2009) for finding the mixed layer depth …