Climo z

Climo z#

This section presents area-weighted maps—and, when applicable, vertical profiles—for the following ocean basins:

basins

Variables processed:

  • uo (Sea Water X Velocity, m s-1)

  • vo (Sea Water Y Velocity, m s-1)

  • h (Layer Thickness, m)

  • thetao (Sea Water Potential Temperature, degC)

  • so (Sea Water Salinity, psu)

  • agessc (Ideal Age Tracer, yr)

  • rhopot0 (Potential density referenced to surface, kg m-3)

  • volcello (Ocean grid-cell volume, m3)

  • vmo (Ocean Mass Y Transport, kg s-1)

  • vhGM (Time Mean Diffusive Meridional Thickness Flux, kg s-1)

  • vhml (Meridional Thickness Flux to Restratify Mixed Layer, kg s-1)

  • umo (Ocean Mass X Transport, kg s-1)

  • uhGM (Time Mean Diffusive Zonal Thickness Flux, kg s-1)

  • uhml (Zonal Thickness Flux to Restratify Mixed Layer, kg s-1)

  • difvho (Ocean vertical heat diffusivity, m2 s-1)

  • difvso (Ocean vertical salt diffusivity, m2 s-1)

  • Kv_u (Total vertical viscosity at u-points, m2 s-1)

  • Kv_v (Total vertical viscosity at v-points, m2 s-1)