THE NEAR-SURFACE LAYER OF THE OCEAN
(Batchelor, 1969; Kraichnan, 1975). According to the same theory, at even
lower wavenumbers the k
-1 law transforms into a k
-5/3 spectral law. The
statistics presented in Figure 5-8, however, are not sufficient to resolve the
spectral dependence at low wavenumbers with sufficient confidence.
Figure 5-7. Patchy rainfall from convective clouds produces localized freshwater puddles in
the near-surface layer of the ocean.
Figure 5-8. Scaled density wavenumber spectra from the Le Noroit thermosalinograph
observations (averaged over 16 meridional sections).
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(Batchelor, 1969; Kraichnan, 1975). According to the same theory, at even
lower wavenumbers the k
-1 law transforms into a k
-5/3 spectral law. The
statistics presented in Figure 5-8, however, are not sufficient to resolve the
spectral dependence at low wavenumbers with sufficient confidence.
Figure 5-7. Patchy rainfall from convective clouds produces localized freshwater puddles in
the near-surface layer of the ocean.
Figure 5-8. Scaled density wavenumber spectra from the Le Noroit thermosalinograph
observations (averaged over 16 meridional sections).
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