Banyte, Donata; Visbeck, Martin; Tanhua, Toste; Fischer, Tim; Krahmann, Gerd; Karstensen, Johannes (2013): Tracer release experiments in the tropical North Atlantic [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.821730, Supplement to: Banyte, D et al. (2013): Lateral diffusivity from tracer release experiments in the tropical North Atlantic thermocline. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 118(5), 2719-2733, https://doi.org/10.1002/jgrc.20211
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Abstract:
Lateral diffusivity is computed from a tracer release experiment in the northeastern tropical Atlantic thermocline. The uncertainties of the estimates are inferred from a synthetic particle release using a high-resolution ocean circulation model. The main method employed to compute zonal and meridional components of lateral diffusivity is the growth of the second moment of a cloud of tracer. The application of an areal comparison method for estimating tracer-based diffusivity in the field experiments is also discussed. The best estimate of meridional eddy diffusivity in the Guinea Upwelling region at about 300 m depth is estimated to be inline image m2 s-1. The zonal component of lateral diffusivity is estimated to be inline image m2 s-1, while areal comparison method yields areal equivalent zonal diffusivity component of inline image m2 s?1. In comparison to Ky, Kx is about twice larger, resulting from the tracer patch stretching by zonal jets. Employed conceptual jet model indicates that zonal jet velocities of about inline image m s?1 are required to explain the enhancement of the zonal eddy diffusivity component. Finally, different sampling strategies are tested on synthetic tracer release experiments. They indicate that the best sampling strategy is a sparse regular sampling grid covering most of the tracer patch.
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Krahmann, Gerd (2012): Physical oceanography during METEOR cruise M80/2. IFM-GEOMAR Leibniz-Institute of Marine Sciences, Kiel University, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.778359
Krahmann, Gerd (2012): Physical oceanography during METEOR cruise M83/1. IFM-GEOMAR Leibniz-Institute of Marine Sciences, Kiel University, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.782529
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German Research Foundation (DFG), grant/award no. 27542298: Climate - Biogeochemistry Interactions in the Tropical Ocean
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Median Latitude: 10.046020 * Median Longitude: -21.944004 * South-bound Latitude: 1.961500 * West-bound Longitude: -31.000667 * North-bound Latitude: 22.162200 * East-bound Longitude: -14.999833
Date/Time Start: 2009-11-26T19:07:00 * Date/Time End: 2010-11-12T04:30:00
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
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- Tanhua, T; Kock, A (2013): Hydrochemistry of water samples during METEOR cruise M80/2. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.808287
- Tanhua, T (2013): Hydrochemistry of water samples during METEOR cruise M83/1. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.821729