Mixing on the Black Sea shelf north of the Bosphorus

Gregg M., Ozsoy E.

GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, cilt.26, sa.13, ss.1869-1872, 1999 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 13
  • Basım Tarihi: 1999
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1029/1999gl900431
  • Dergi Adı: GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1869-1872
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Microstructure observations over the Black Sea shelf and slope north of the Bosphorus reveal a very small turbulent diapycnal diffusivity, K(rho) approximate to 10(-6) m(2) s(-1) in the Cold Intermediate Water during late summer, when winds are at their seasonal minimum. Recent modeling by Oguz et al. [1998] shows that only with such low diffusivity can the observed separation between dissolved oxygen, O(2), and hydrogen sulfide, H(2)S, be maintained. The measurements also provide a reference for mixing over continental shelves where tides are negligible and when winds are light.