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Impact of Enhanced Wave-Induced Mixing on the Ocean Upper Mixed Layer during Typhoon Nepartak in a Regional Model of the Northwest Pacific Ocean
| Content Provider | MDPI |
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| Author | Yu, Chengcheng Yang, Yongzeng Yin, Xunqiang Sun, Meng Shi, Yongfang |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Description | To investigate the effect of wave-induced mixing on the upper ocean structure, especially under typhoon conditions, an ocean-wave coupled model is used in this study. Two physical processes, wave-induced turbulence mixing and wave transport flux residue, are introduced. We select tropical cyclone (TC) Nepartak in the Northwest Pacific ocean as a TC example. The results show that during the TC period, the wave-induced turbulence mixing effectively increases the cooling area and cooling amplitude of the sea surface temperature (SST). The wave transport flux residue plays a positive role in reproducing the distribution of the SST cooling area. From the intercomparisons among experiments, it is also found that the wave-induced turbulence mixing has an important effect on the formation of mixed layer depth (MLD). The simulated maximum MLD is increased to 54 m and is only 1 m less than the observed value. The wave transport flux residue shows a dominant role in the mixed layer temperature (MLT) changing. The mean error of the MLT is reduced by 0.19 °C compared with the control experiment without wave mixing effects. The study shows that the effect of wave mixing should be included in the upper ocean structure modeling. |
| Starting Page | 2808 |
| e-ISSN | 20724292 |
| DOI | 10.3390/rs12172808 |
| Journal | Remote Sensing |
| Issue Number | 17 |
| Volume Number | 12 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2020-08-30 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Remote Sensing Oceanography Wave-induced Turbulence Mixing Wave Transport Flux Residue Typhoon Upper Mixed Layer Northwest Pacific Ocean |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |