mixed layer
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmixedandlayer
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mixed
adjective
uk/mɪkst/us/mɪkst/
showing a mixture of different feelings ...
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layer
noun[C]
uk/ˈleɪ.ər/us/ˈleɪ.ɚ/
a level of material, such as a type of rock or gas, that is different from the material above or below it, or a thin sheet of ...
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However, this discrepancy is not as large in boundary layers, especially in themixedlayerat the top of the ocean.
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A loss of resolution is especially pronounced in themixedlayerat the upper boundary of the ocean, as this layer is vertically homogeneous.
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The thickness of themixedlayeris typically on the order of tens of metres to perhaps hundreds of metres.
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Their possible explanation at that time invoked the export of energy from themixedlayerto internal gravity waves in the stable outer layer in the latter case.
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There is thus considerable incentive to explore the entrainment zone, since existing knowledge of its thickness and structure a t the edge of a convectivelymixedlayeris very scanty.
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However, it is gradually swept back into themixedlayerby the entrainment process, which must be aided by residual negative buoyancy which the detrained fluid possesses.
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The detrained fluid remains visible for considerable periods of time because of reduced turbulent diffusion after being cut off from the rest of themixedlayer.
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After thermal convection is initiated the lower neutral layer quickly becomes a turbulentmixedlayer and then advances gradually into the outer stable layer or less dense layer.
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Kaolinite is more abundant in samples to the southeast of the section where it is associated with irregularmixedlayerillite/smectite.
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Net photosynthesis in the water column is determined by the interaction between the photic zone and themixedlayer.
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