Abstract
AbstractThe mixing efficiency of stratified turbulence in geophysical fluids has been the subject of considerable controversy. A simple parameterization, devised decades ago when empirical knowledge was scarce, has held up remarkably well. The parameterization rests on the assumption that the flux coefficient Γ has the uniform value 0.2. This note provides a physical explanation for Γ = 0.2 in terms of the “marginal instability” property of forced stratified shear flows, and also sketches a path toward improving on that simple picture by examining cases where it fails.
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