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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-11-839-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-11-839-2015
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19 Oct 2015
Research article |  | 19 Oct 2015

On the observability of turbulent transport rates by Argo: supporting evidence from an inversion experiment

G. Forget, D. Ferreira, and X. Liang

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Results from the ECCO v4 ocean state estimate identify the constraint of fitting Argo profiles as an effective observational basis for inverse estimation of regional turbulent transport rates. The estimated parameters' geography is physically plausible and exhibits close connections with the observed upper-ocean stratification. They yield a clear reduction in the model drift away from observations over multi-century-long simulations, including for independent biochemistry variables.