Winter (February 15) mixed layer
thickness is qualitatively similar
among the simulations. Thickness
in the MICOM mode simulation
is larger within the subtropical
mode water formation region
than it is in the other simulations.
Mixed layer thickness for KPP
simulations and for observations are
calculated by a minimum density
jump criterion. The smooth Levitus
climatology does not yield a good
estimate of mixed layer thickness
using this method.