THE NEAR-SURFACE LAYER OF THE OCEAN
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E
vertical flux of the kinetic energy
(4.43)
4.5.1
E B
one-dimensional (horizontal) wavenumber
spectrum of buoyancy
(5.13)
5.3.5
E U
one-dimensional (horizontal) wavenumber
spectrum of density
(5.14)
5.3.5
E u (k x )
one-dimensional wavenumber spectrum of
turbulence
(3.8)
3.2.3
f
Coriolis parameter
(1.1)
1.2.1
f
frequency in Hz
(3.8)
3.2.3
f y
horizontal component of the Coriolis parameter (1.1)
1.2.1
f V
source function for penetrating rain
(1.78)
1.5.3
f R (z)
function characterizing the absorption of solar
radiation with depth
(1.61)
1.4.6
F k
flux of kinetic energy carried by rain droplets
(2.126) 2.5.6
F 0
flux of kinetic energy to waves from wind
(1.127) 1.6.6
g
acceleration due to gravity
(1.3)
1.2.1
G i
flux of i-th component of tracer admixture
(1.12)
1.2.2
G Vi
volume source of i-th tracer
(1.12)
1.2.2
G 0
net air-sea flux of gas
(1.44)
1.3.2
h
layer depth, mixed layer depth, turbulent
boundary layer depth
h c
penetration depth of convection
(4.45)
4.5.1
h r
rain-formed mixed layer depth
4.1.4
h D
diurnal mixed layer depth
4.1.1
h E
Ekman layer depth
(1.141) 1.7.1
h TD
turbulent diffusion layer depth
3.1.4
h w-s
wave-stirred layer depth
3.1.4
h 0
depth of the near-surface density anomaly
5.4.1
H
depth of nearly isothermal thermal
5.4.1
H
helicity
5.1
H D
depth of the bottom boundary of diurnal
thermocline
4.1.1
'H D
thickness of the diurnal thermocline
4.2.2
H r
depth of the bottom boundary of rain-formed
halocline
4.1.4
H s
significant wave height
(1.117) 1.6.5
I L
net longwave irradiance
(1.46)
1.3.3
I R
volume source of heat due to absorption of solar
radiation
(1.10)
1.2.2
I 6
insolation (surface solar irradiance)
1.4.2
I 0
solar constant
1.4.2