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COUCHE MELANGE SURFACE [1 record]

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Record 1 2020-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oceanography
CONT

The oceanic or limnological mixed layer is a layer in which active turbulence has homogenized some range of depths. The surface mixed layer is a layer where this turbulence is generated by winds, surface heat fluxes, or processes such as evaporation or sea ice formation which result in an increase in salinity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Océanographie
CONT

Bien que les températures choisies soient arbitraires, les résultats qui suivent ne sont pas particulièrement sensibles à la température exacte retenue, car la couche de mélange en surface tend à se réchauffer et à se refroidir de manière linéaire au printemps et à l'automne […]

Spanish

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