The thinness of oceanic temperature gradients

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Creator	Caldwell, Douglas R. Chriss, T. M. Newberger, P. A. Dillon, T. M.
Abstract	A test of the scaling of the extent of the thinnest vertical temperature gradients, in the near-bottom boundary layer on the Oregon shelf, shows that the Batchelor wave number determines the cutoff wave number in vertical temperature gradient spectra. In combination with previous results, in other words, this test shows that the smallest scale at which significant temperature variance due to turbulence exists at any given point in the ocean is determined by the Batchelor scale, (vD²/ε)^(1/4), v being the kinematic viscosity, D the thermal diffusivity, and ε the kinetic energy dissipation per unit mass. Stress measurements in the viscous sublayer provide estimates of ε.
Resource Type	Article
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1029/jc086ic05p04290
Date Available	2010-09-29T18:52:35+00:00
Date Issued	1981-05-20
Citation	Caldwell, D. R., Chriss, T. M., Newberger, P. A., & Dillon, T. M. (1981). The thinness of oceanic temperature gradients. Journal of Geophysical Research, 86(C5), 4290-4292.
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/1957/18599