[ecco-support] ECCO Mixed Layer Depths criteria

Menemenlis, Dimitris (329C) Dimitris.Menemenlis at jpl.nasa.gov
Tue May 2 12:31:35 EDT 2017


The Kara et al mixed layer definition unfortunately does not work well in salt-stratified mixed layers, i.e., polar regions.

> On May 2, 2017, at 8:49 AM, Martha Buckley <marthabuckley at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Regarding the different criteria in different regions, I thought that using a density equivalent of a temperature threshold took care of this to some degree since the thermal expansion coefficient is smaller at low temperatures. 



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