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The influence of optical water type on the heating rate of a constant depth mixed layer
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The influence of optical water type on the heating rate of a constant depth mixed layer |
| Names |
Zaneveld, J. Ronald
(creator) Kitchen, James C. (creator) Pak, Hasong (creator) |
| Date Issued | 1981-07-20 (iso8601) |
| Note | Copyrighted by American Geophysical Union. |
| Abstract | A simple heat budget model for a radiation-dominated mixed layer of constant depth is presented. In this model the influence of the vertical irradiance (heat flux) profile is examined by means of the Jerlov [1976] optical water type classification. It is shown that the vertical irradiance profile is important in determining the mixed layer heating rate. The heating rate varies greatly as a function of water type, mixed layer depth of 20 m and diffusivity beneath the mixed layer of 1.0 cm² s⁻¹ to 0.316°C/day for coastal type 9 with a mixed layer depth of 10 m and zero diffusivity beneath the mixed layer, a variation of more than a factor of 3. |
| Genre | Article |
| Identifier | Ronald, J., V. Zaneveld, J. C. Kitchen, and H. Pak (1981), The influence of optical water type on the heating rate of a constant depth mixed layer, J. Geophys. Res., 86(C7), 6426–6428. |
