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Equatorial Mixed Layer Dynamics

Equatorial Mixed Layer Dynamics is a theoretical framework in physical oceanography that describes the vertical and horizontal structure, variability, and evolution of the upper ocean layer near the equator, distinguished by its explicit representation of the interplay between wind-driven turbulence, stratification, and zonal current shear in modulating heat and momentum exchange within the tropical ocean.

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3.4K

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114

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Interaction between the Subtropical and Equatorial Ocean Circulations: The Subtropical Cell

Julian P. McCreary, Peng Lu · Journal of Physical Oceanography · 1994 · 582 citations

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Surface water response of the equatorial Atlantic Ocean to orbital forcing

Andrew McIntyre, William F Ruddiman, Karen Karlin et al. · Paleoceanography · 1989 · 265 citations

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Diagnostic Model of the Three-Dimensional Circulation in the Upper Equatorial Pacific Ocean

Harry L. Bryden, Esther C. Brady · Journal of Physical Oceanography · 1985 · 189 citations

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Mixing in the equatorial surface layer and thermocline

James N. Moum, Douglas R. Caldwell, Clayton A. Paulson · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1989 · 147 citations

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Oceanic bromoform sources for the tropical atmosphere

Birgit Quack, E. Atlas, Gert Petrick et al. · Geophysical Research Letters · 2004 · 140 citations

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Authors

114

  1. MJ
    Michael J. McPhaden

    NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, United States

    6 publications · 425 citations

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  2. RL
    Ren‐Chieh Lien

    University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory, United States

    2 publications · 64 citations

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  3. MR
    Monika Rhein

    University of Bremen, Germany

    2 publications · 59 citations

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  4. RS
    Richard Schopp

    Ifremer, France

    2 publications · 33 citations

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  5. MJ
    Markus Jochum

    NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, United States

    2 publications · 179 citations

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Institutions

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  1. NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory

    Seattle, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    354 citations

  2. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research

    Boulder, United States

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    850 citations

  3. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    174 citations

  4. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

    Honolulu, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    196 citations

  5. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    339 citations

  6. Scripps Institution of Oceanography

    La Jolla, United States

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    339 citations

  7. University of Hawaii System

    Honolulu, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    51 citations

  8. University of Bremen

    Bremen, Germany

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    160 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Physical Oceanography

    20 publications · 1.7K citations

    18

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  2. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 10 publications · 787 citations

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  3. Geophysical Research Letters

    4 publications · 265 citations

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  4. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans

    2 publications · 126 citations

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  5. Climate Dynamics

    2 publications · 69 citations

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