Characterization of turbulence from a fine-scale parameterization and microstructure measurements in the Mediterranean Sea during the BOUM experiment

Pascale Bouruet-Aubertot (1)

1 LOCEAN - Laboratoire d'Océanographie et du Climat : Expérimentations et Approches Numériques

One of the main purposes of the BOUM experiment was to find evidence of the possible impact of submesoscale dynamics on biogeochemical cycles. To this aim physical as well as biogeochemical data were collected along a zonal transect through the western and eastern basins of the Mediterranean sea. Along this transect 3 day fixed point stations were performed within anticyclonic eddies during which microstructure measurements of the temperature gradient were collected over the top 100m of the water column. We focus here on the characterization of turbulent mixing.

Domaines: Océan, Atmosphère

Pascale Bouruet-Aubertot. Characterization of turbulence from a fine-scale parameterization and microstructure measurements in the Mediterranean Sea during the BOUM experiment. Symposium OGOA, May 2013, Lyon, France. ⟨hal-00840927⟩