Mixing in the Barents Sea Polar Front near Hopen in spring

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Depth [m]
0
50
100
150
0
0.2
AW
FR
PW
a b c d e
i
j
PW
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−z/H
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
−1 0 1 2
θ [°C]
FR
AW
f g h
34.6 34.8 35 27.9 28 10 −9 10 −8 10 −7 10 −6
10 −5 10 −3 10 −1
S
σ θ ε [W kg −1 ] K ρ
[m 2 s −1 ]
725
726
727
728
729
730
Figure 8. Profiles of potential temperature, , salinity, S, potential density anomaly ,
dissipation rate , and eddy diffusivity, K averaged over stations in the AW side (red), PW
side (blue) of the front and at the front (FR, black). Upper row shows profiles averaged
isopycnally. Lower row shows profiles averaged with respect to depth, z, normalized by the
total water depth, H.
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