Model exploration 1: subthermocline mixed layers

     1a. TAO/model comparisons
     1b. Model exploration 1 (E Pacific mixing)    (This page)
     2.   Model Exploration 2 (Other things)
     3.   Model Exploration 3 (circ E of Australia)
     4.   Two-delta-x wave?
     5.   Throughflow XBT lines

     6.   Writeup

1. Where do subthermocline mixed layers occur?
   Look for occurrences of low Delta-T between 97.5 and 194.2m.
   The following show this Delta-T in the eastern Pacific at 15-day intervals, with values less than 2°C shaded:
   1. Sep 1983   
   2. Feb 1984   
   3. May 1989   Oct 1989   
   4. Jul 1993   Nov 1993   
   5. Jun 1994   
   6. Jul 1998   Dec 1998   

2. Correlation between w and Ri:
   1. Time series of low Ri along Eq at 100m: 1982-87   1988-93   1994-99   
   2. Examples of low Ri and w:  Nov 83: (x,z)  (x,y)    Dec 84: (x,z)  (x,y)    Mar 86: (x,z)  (x,y)    Aug 94: (x,z)  (x,y)    Mar 86: (x,z)  (x,y)    

3. Annual cycles of Ri
   1. (z,t) sections at 0°, 106°W: Overlay T   Overlay u
   2. (x,t) sections along the Equator: 60m   75m   90m   105m