Oceanic vertical mixing of the lower halocline water in  the Chukchi Borderland and Mendeleyev Ridge

Long Lin; Hailun He; Yong Cao; Tao Li; Yilin Liu; Mingfeng Wang

doi:10.1007/s13131-021-1825-z

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Long Lin, Hailun He, Yong Cao, Tao Li, Yilin Liu, Mingfeng Wang. Oceanic vertical mixing of the lower halocline water in the Chukchi Borderland and Mendeleyev Ridge[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2021, 40(11): 39-49. doi: 10.1007/s13131-021-1825-z

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Long Lin, Hailun He, Yong Cao, Tao Li, Yilin Liu, Mingfeng Wang. Oceanic vertical mixing of the lower halocline water in the Chukchi Borderland and Mendeleyev Ridge[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2021, 40(11): 39-49. doi: 10.1007/s13131-021-1825-z

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Oceanic vertical mixing of the lower halocline water in the Chukchi Borderland and Mendeleyev Ridge

doi: 10.1007/s13131-021-1825-z

Long Lin^{1, 2},
Hailun He^{1, 2
,
,},
Yong Cao³,
Tao Li³,
Yilin Liu³,
Mingfeng Wang³

1.
State Key Laboratory of Satellite Ocean Environment Dynamics, Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou 310012, China
2.
Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519082, China
3.
Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography, Ministry of Education, Qingdao 266003, China

Funds: The National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract No. 42006037; the Chinese Polar Environmental Comprehensive Investigation & Assessment Programs, Grant from the Scientific Research Fund of the Second Institute of Oceanography, MNR under contract No. JB904; the National Key R&D Program of China under contract No. 2019YFC1509102.

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Corresponding author: E-mail: hehailun@sio.org.cn
Received Date: 2021-02-02
Accepted Date: 2021-03-09

Available Online: 2021-07-02

Publish Date: 2021-11-30

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Oceanic vertical mixing of the lower halocline water (LHW) in the Chukchi Borderland and Mendeleyev Ridge was studied based on in situ hydrographic and turbulent observations. The depth-averaged turbulent dissipation rate of LHW demonstrates a clear topographic dependence, with a mean value of 1.2×10^–9 W/kg in the southwest of Canada Basin, 1.5×10^–9 W/kg in the Mendeleyev Abyssal Plain, 2.4×10^–9 W/kg on the Mendeleyev Ridge, and 2.7×10^–9 W/kg on the Chukchi Cap. Correspondingly, the mean depth-averaged vertical heat flux of the LHW is 0.21 W/m² in the southwest Canada Basin, 0.30 W/m² in the Mendeleyev Abyssal Plain, 0.39 W/m² on the Mendeleyev Ridge, and 0.46 W/m² on the Chukchi Cap. However, in the presence of Pacific Winter Water, the upward heat released from Atlantic Water through the lower halocline can hardly contribute to the surface ocean. Further, the underlying mechanisms of diapycnal mixing in LHW—double diffusion and shear instability—was investigated. The mixing in LHW where double diffusion were observed is always relatively weaker, with corresponding dissipation rate ranging from 1.01×10^–9 W/kg to 1.57×10^–9 W/kg. The results also show a strong correlation between the depth-average dissipation rate and strain variance in the LHW, which indicates a close physical linkage between the turbulent mixing and internal wave activities. In addition, both surface wind forcing and semidiurnal tides significantly contribute to the turbulent mixing in the LHW.
- oceanic vertical mixing,
- lower halocline water,
- dissipation rate,
- vertical heat flux

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