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The technique for including mixing processes in advective models is presented. Included in the discussion are convective and dynamic adjustment schemes, parameterizations of diffusion, and the inclusion of bulk mixed-layer dynamics in ocean circulation models. A two-dimensional version of an ocean model with two different parameterizations of mixing is used to simulate the response of an ocean density front to atmospheric forcing. The model results indicate a strong interdependence between vertical turbulent mixing and advection of heat.
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Adamec, D. (1986). The Treatment of Mixing Processes in Advective Models. In: O’Brien, J.J. (eds) Advanced Physical Oceanographic Numerical Modelling. NATO ASI Series, vol 186. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0627-8_27
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