Diapycnal eddy diffusivity
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| Short definition of Diapycnal eddy diffusivity (Diapycnal eddy diffusivity <math>K_\rho</math>) |
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| Diapycnal eddy diffusivity (for buoyancy) is defined from the buoyancy flux <math>\overline{w'\rho'}</math> and the background density gradient <math>\frac{\partial\rho}{\partial z}</math> |
This is the common definition for Diapycnal eddy diffusivity, but other definitions maybe discussed within the wiki.
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Osborn 1980[1] showed that the buoyancy eddy diffusivity <math>K_\rho =\frac{\bar{w'\rho'}}{\partial \rho/\partial z}</math> could be reduced to <math>K_\rho=\Gamma \epsilon N^{-2}</math>
- ↑ Osborn, T. R. (1980). Estimates of the Local Rate of Vertical Diffusion from Dissipation Measurements, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 10(1), 83-89
