Thermohaline staircase formation in the diffusive convection regime: a theory based upon stratified turbulence asymptotics

DOI10.1017/JFM.2021.945OpenAlexW3216794777MaRDI QIDQ5013155

W. R. Peltier, Yuchen Ma

Publication date: 29 November 2021

Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2021.945

zbMATH Keywords

turbulent mixinghigh-latitude oceaninitial instability criterionturbulent diapycnal diffusivity

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Hydrology, hydrography, oceanography (86A05) Diffusion and convection (76R99) Stability and instability of geophysical and astrophysical flows (76E20) Stratification effects in turbulence (76F45) Diffusive and convective heat and mass transfer, heat flow (80A19)

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