The atmospheric mixed layer is defined as a layer of (approximately) constant potential temperature, or a layer in which the temperature falls at a rate of approximately 10 °C/km, …

The oceanic mixed layer, a thin layer of water with constant temperature and salinity down from the sea surface to a depth where the values differ from those at the surface.

May 7, 2025 · Despite the ocean surface warming in the past four decades, which increased the stratification, the mixed layer depth (MLD) has been found to increase, most notably in the …

Properties close to the surface of the ocean tend to be well mixed and relatively uniform with depth. Depth of mixed layer depends on surface forcing (wind and buoyancy) and entrainment …

The mixed layer at the top of the ocean is very important as it forms part of the air-ocean boundary layer system, and is dominated by wind mixing and heat exchanges at the air-sea …

May 30, 2025 · The mixed layer is a crucial component of the ocean's structure, playing a significant role in various physical, chemical, and biological processes. It is defined as the …

Our goal is to develop efficient physically-based parameterizations of these processes, using a combination of high resolution simulations which resolve the predominant scales of the mixing, …

We have compiled a mixed layer climatology and database (described in Holte et al. 2017) using Argo profiles and a hybrid method (Holte and Talley 2009) for finding the mixed layer depth …

Jan 16, 1993 · Mixed layer depth is defined as the depth of the upper layer of the ocean where active air-sea exchanges create turbulence, resulting in a vertically uniform temperature and …

The mixed layer is defined as the layer in which there is active turbulence and mixing of oceanic waters due to winds, heat fluxes, evaporation, and salinity fluxes.