Intensification of Pacific tropical instability waves over the recent three decades
Tropical instability waves (TIWs) arise from shear instabilities of equatorial Pacific Ocean
currents and are important for the tropical climate and the El Niño–Southern Oscillation. Yet …
currents and are important for the tropical climate and the El Niño–Southern Oscillation. Yet …
Wind dependencies of deep cycle turbulence in the equatorial cold tongues
Several years of moored turbulence measurements from χ pods at three sites in the
equatorial cold tongues of Atlantic and Pacific Oceans yield new insights into proxy …
equatorial cold tongues of Atlantic and Pacific Oceans yield new insights into proxy …
Ocean mixing induced by three-dimensional structure of equatorial mode tropical instability waves in the Pacific Ocean
L Fang, K Ma, C Liu, X Wang, F Wang - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Observations have revealed that tropical instability waves (TIWs) play an important role in
the ocean mixing of the equatorial thermocline. However, most studies have not …
the ocean mixing of the equatorial thermocline. However, most studies have not …
Multi‐Scale Temporal Variability of Turbulent Mixing During a Monsoon Intra‐Seasonal Oscillation in the Bay of Bengal: An LES Study
A process study using large‐eddy simulations is carried out to explore the dominant 1‐D
processes that affect mixed layer (ML) properties during an event of summer Monsoon Intra …
processes that affect mixed layer (ML) properties during an event of summer Monsoon Intra …
Deep-Cycle Turbulence in the Upper Pacific Equatorial Ocean: Characterization by LES and Heat Flux Parameterization
Abstract Observations in the Pacific Equatorial Undercurrents (EUC) show that the nighttime
deep-cycle turbulence (DCT) in the marginal-instability (MI) layer of the EUC exhibits …
deep-cycle turbulence (DCT) in the marginal-instability (MI) layer of the EUC exhibits …
Eddy‐mediated turbulent mixing of oxygen in the equatorial Pacific
YA Eddebbar, DB Whitt, A Verdy… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In the tropical Pacific, weak ventilation and intense microbial respiration at depth give rise to
a low dissolved oxygen (O2) environment that is thought to be ventilated primarily by the …
a low dissolved oxygen (O2) environment that is thought to be ventilated primarily by the …
Turbulence from tropical instability waves in the equatorial cold tongues: Quantification from multiyear moored records
Tropical instability waves (TIWs) are identified in three multiyear equatorial mooring records
in Pacific and Atlantic cold tongues to evaluate how TIWs modulate turbulence. At 0°, 140° …
in Pacific and Atlantic cold tongues to evaluate how TIWs modulate turbulence. At 0°, 140° …
CATKE: a turbulent-kinetic-energy-based parameterization for ocean microturbulence with dynamic convective adjustment
GLC Wagner, A Hillier, NC Constantinou… - Authorea …, 2023 - authorea.com
We describe CATKE, a parameterization for ocean microturbulence with scales between 1
and 100 meters. CATKE is a one-equation model that predicts diffusive turbulent vertical …
and 100 meters. CATKE is a one-equation model that predicts diffusive turbulent vertical …
Rain impacts on the surface atmosphere and upper ocean in the central equatorial Pacific
DB Whitt - Journal of Physical Oceanography, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
The impacts of rainy days (> 24 mm) on the physics of the surface atmosphere and upper
ocean are characterized in the central Pacific Ocean (140°–170° W) on the equator, where …
ocean are characterized in the central Pacific Ocean (140°–170° W) on the equator, where …
Numerical simulation of upper ocean responses to the passage of a submesoscale eddy
In this study, a large eddy simulation model (LES) is used to investigate the effect of an
idealized westward propagating submesoscale eddy on ocean surface boundary layer …
idealized westward propagating submesoscale eddy on ocean surface boundary layer …