Diapycnal mixing shapes the distribution of climatically important tracers, such as heat and carbon, as these are carried by dense water masses in the ocean interior. Here, we analyze a suite of observation‐based estimates of diapycnal mixing to assess its role within the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). The rate of water mass transformation in the Atlantic Ocean's interior shows that there is a robust buoyancy increase in the North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW, neutral density
- Award ID(s):
- 1846821
- PAR ID:
- 10173568
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Physical Oceanography
- Volume:
- 50
- Issue:
- 8
- ISSN:
- 0022-3670
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 2105 to 2122
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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