Global tidal mixing maps

This dataset comprises two netcdf files.

The first file contains the six global two-dimensional maps necessary to implement the tidal mixing parameterization presented in de Lavergne et al. (2020). Four power fields (E_wwi, E_sho, E_cri and E_hil) represent depth-integrated internal tide energy dissipation, with units of Watts per square meter. Each power field corresponds to a specific dissipative process and associated vertical structure of turbulence production. The two remaining fields, H_cri and H_bot, are decay heights (with units of meters) that enter the vertical structures of the E_cri and E_hil components, respectively.

The second file contains three-dimensional fields of turbulence production (with units of Watts per kilogram) obtained by application of the parameterization to the WOCE global hydrographic climatology. The file includes the total turbulence production (epsilon_tid), its four components (epsilon_wwi, epsilon_sho, epsilon_cri, epsilon_hil), and the underlying hydrographic fields, as a function of longitude, latitude and depth.

All maps have a horizontal resolution of 0.5º. Detailed documentation of the parameterization can be found in the following publication:
de Lavergne, C., Vic, C., Madec, G., Roquet, F., Waterhouse, A.F., Whalen, C.B., Cuypers, Y., Bouruet-Aubertot, P., Ferron, B., Hibiya, T. A parameterization of local and remote tidal mixing. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 12, e2020MS002065 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1029/2020MS002065

Disciplines

Physical oceanography

Keywords

ocean mixing, internal tides, turbulence

Location

90N, -90S, 180E, -180W

Data

FileSizeFormatProcessingAccess
2D maps underlying tidal mixing parameterization
13 MoNetCDFProcessed data
3D maps of turbulence production due to internal tides
394 MoNetCDFProcessed data
How to cite
de Lavergne Casimir (2020). Global tidal mixing maps. SEANOE. https://doi.org/10.17882/73082
In addition to properly cite this dataset, it would be appreciated that the following work(s) be cited too, when using this dataset in a publication :
Lavergne C., Vic Clement, Madec G, Roquet F., Waterhouse A. F., Whalen C. B., Cuypers Y., Bouruet‐aubertot P., Ferron Bruno, Hibiya T. (2020). A parameterization of local and remote tidal mixing. Journal Of Advances In Modeling Earth Systems. 12 (5). e2020MS002065 (25p.). https://doi.org/10.1029/2020MS002065, https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00624/73573/

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