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Ocean Mixed Layer Dynamics

Ocean Mixed Layer Dynamics is a theoretical construct that characterizes the temporal evolution and vertical structure of the upper ocean layer through the interaction of turbulent mixing processes, buoyancy forcing, and atmospheric fluxes, distinguishing it from broader ocean circulation models by focusing on the coupled physical mechanisms governing heat, momentum, and freshwater exchange at the air-sea interface.

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GFDL’s ESM2 Global Coupled Climate–Carbon Earth System Models. Part I: Physical Formulation and Baseline Simulation Characteristics

John P. Dunne, Jasmin G. John, Alistair Adcroft et al. · Journal of Climate · 2012 · 1.4K citations · Full text

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A nitrogen-based model of plankton dynamics in the oceanic mixed layer

M.J.R. Fasham, Hugh W. Ducklow, S. M. McKelvie · Journal of Marine Research · 1990 · 1.3K citations

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Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems: Biological--Physical Interactions in the Oceans.

J. Davenport, K. H. Mann, J. R. Lazier · Journal of Ecology · 1992 · 906 citations

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Impact of the Indian Ocean SST basin mode on the Asian summer monsoon

Qinyu Liu, Shang‐Ping Xie, Lixin Wu · Geophysical Research Letters · 2007 · 779 citations

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A numerical investigation of dynamics, thermodynamics and mixed-layer processes in the Indian Ocean

Julian P. McCreary, Pijush K. Kundu, Robert L. Molinari · Progress In Oceanography · 1993 · 724 citations

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    Shang‐Ping Xie

    Scripps Institution of Oceanography, United States

    11 publications · 1.8K citations

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  2. EA
    Eric A. D’Asaro

    University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory, United States

    10 publications · 677 citations

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  3. RF
    Raffaele Ferrari

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    10 publications · 2.7K citations

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  4. JR
    John R. Taylor

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    8 publications · 803 citations

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  5. RA
    Robert A. Weller

    Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, United States

    9 publications · 692 citations

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    28 h-index

    97 publications

    4.7K citations

  2. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

    Falmouth, United States

    26 h-index

    72 publications

    5.1K citations

  3. Scripps Institution of Oceanography

    La Jolla, United States

    19 h-index

    50 publications

    3.3K citations

  4. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    17 h-index

    29 publications

    2.4K citations

  5. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

    Marseille, France

    17 h-index

    38 publications

    2K citations

  6. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research

    Boulder, United States

    17 h-index

    29 publications

    2.9K citations

  7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    15 h-index

    30 publications

    6K citations

  8. University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory

    Seattle, United States

    15 h-index

    34 publications

    2.2K citations

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  1. Journal of Physical Oceanography

    113 publications · 8.1K citations

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  2. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 70 publications · 4.6K citations

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  3. Journal of Climate

    51 publications · 6K citations

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  4. Geophysical Research Letters

    39 publications · 3.2K citations

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  5. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans

    43 publications · 1.6K citations

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