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  Spatio-temporal characteristics of winter mixed layer turbulence in an energetic oceanic zone

Tedesco, P., Mashayek, A., Naveira-Garabato, A., Caulfield, C.-C. (2023): Spatio-temporal characteristics of winter mixed layer turbulence in an energetic oceanic zone, XXVIII General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) (Berlin 2023).
https://doi.org/10.57757/IUGG23-1778

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Tedesco, Pauline1, Author
Mashayek, Ali1, Author
Naveira-Garabato, Alberto1, Author
Caulfield, Colm-Cille1, Author
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1IUGG 2023, General Assemblies, 1 General, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), External Organizations, ou_5011304              

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 Abstract: The mixed layer (ML) hosts an intense submesoscale turbulence playing a pivotal role for energy transfers. Representation of ML turbulence from observations and models, partly, relies on the knowledge of its spatio-temporal scales. Here, we physically-inform the need of high spatio-temporal resolutions (L ~ 1km; T ~1 hour) to accurately infer the ML turbulence. Based on a numerical simulation of the Drake Passage in winter, we combine a Lagrangian filtering and a Helmholtz decomposition to decompose motions (LPF: low vs. HPF: high frequency) and their dynamical components (rotational vs. divergent). The ML hosts a 'zoo' of motions including: energetics, primarily rotational, submesoscale currents (LPF) and less energetics internal-gravity waves (HPF), such as rotational inertial waves, divergent lee waves and an internal-wave continuum. The contributions of motions to kinetic energy transfers are driven by their partitioning into dynamical components and spatio-temporal scales. Purely rotational motions realise an inverse cascade and coupled rotational-divergent motions realise a forward cascade. Submesoscale currents are largely rotational and primarily realise an inverse cascade. Internal-gravity waves, roughly equipartitioned between rotational and divergent components, realise an inverse and forward cascade of close magnitudes when coupled to submesoscale currents. All motions spread up to small spatio-temporal scales (L < 10 km; T< 6 hours) and these ranges significantly contribute to the inverse (≥ 30 %) and forward (80 — 95 %) cascades. Our results show that all classes of motions should be represented at high spatio-temporal resolutions to comprehensively infer winter ML turbulence, which has implications for study strategies.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2023
 Publication Status: Finally published
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 Identifiers: DOI: 10.57757/IUGG23-1778
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Title: XXVIII General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG)
Place of Event: Berlin
Start-/End Date: 2023-07-11 - 2023-07-20

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Title: XXVIII General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG)
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