Mixing and stirring in the oceanâ¦. The diffusion equation Molecular ...
Mixing and stirring in the oceanâ¦. The diffusion equation Molecular ...
Mixing and stirring in the oceanâ¦. The diffusion equation Molecular ...
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<strong>Molecular</strong> <strong>diffusion</strong>….(ii) Warm, sal<strong>in</strong>e water overly<strong>in</strong>g cold, fresh water.T is stabliz<strong>in</strong>g,S is destabiliz<strong>in</strong>g.If T stratification is <strong>in</strong>itiallystronger, no direct convectionis possible.Suppose <strong>the</strong>re is some length scale L associated with<strong>the</strong> stratification, <strong>and</strong> a diffusive time scale τ.2 2L L τTκSκ ⇒ τ ⇒ 10τ κ τ κSzTTS−2
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