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Mixing and stirring in the ocean…. The diffusion equation Molecular ...

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<strong>The</strong> <strong>diffusion</strong> <strong>equation</strong>….Assum<strong>in</strong>g that <strong>the</strong> fluid is <strong>in</strong>compressible,∇⋅ ( uC) = C∇⋅ u+ ( u⋅∇ ) C = ( u⋅∇)C ∂C ∂C ∂C= u + v + w∂x ∂y ∂zSo <strong>the</strong> <strong>diffusion</strong> <strong>equation</strong> becomesdCdt2= κ∇ C + sources & s<strong>in</strong>ks

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