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Relating the Diffusive Salt Flux just below the Ocean Surface to Boundary Freshwater and Salt Fluxes
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2019
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Source: Journal of Physical Oceanography, 49(9), 2365-2376
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Journal Title:Journal of Physical Oceanography
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Description:We detail the physical means whereby boundary transfers of freshwater and salt induce diffusive fluxes of salinity. Our considerations focus on the kinematic balance between the diffusive fluxes of salt and freshwater, with this balance imposed by mass conservation for an element of seawater. The flux balance leads to a specific balanced form for the diffusive salt flux immediately below the ocean surface and, in the Boussinesq approximation, to a specific form for the salinity flux. This balanced form should be used in specifying the surface boundary condition for the salinity equation and the contribution of freshwater to the buoyancy budget.
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Source:Journal of Physical Oceanography, 49(9), 2365-2376
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ISSN:0022-3670;1520-0485;
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