The influence of optical water type on the heating rate of a constant depth mixed layer

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Creator	Zaneveld, J. Ronald Kitchen, James C. Pak, Hasong
Abstract	A simple heat budget model for a radiation-dominated mixed layer of constant depth is presented. In this model the influence of the vertical irradiance (heat flux) profile is examined by means of the Jerlov [1976] optical water type classification. It is shown that the vertical irradiance profile is important in determining the mixed layer heating rate. The heating rate varies greatly as a function of water type, mixed layer depth of 20 m and diffusivity beneath the mixed layer of 1.0 cm² s⁻¹ to 0.316°C/day for coastal type 9 with a mixed layer depth of 10 m and zero diffusivity beneath the mixed layer, a variation of more than a factor of 3. Copyrighted by American Geophysical Union.
Resource Type	Article
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1029/JC086iC07p06426
Date Available	2010-07-22T20:15:51+00:00
Date Issued	1981-07-20
Citation	Ronald, J., V. Zaneveld, J. C. Kitchen, and H. Pak (1981), The influence of optical water type on the heating rate of a constant depth mixed layer, J. Geophys. Res., 86(C7), 6426–6428.
Journal Title	Journal of Geophysical Research
Journal Volume	86
Rights Statement	Copyright Not Evaluated
Publisher	American Geophysical Union
Language	English [eng]
Replaces	http://hdl.handle.net/1957/17054