The Model (7)
K-Profile Parameterization (KPP)
Developed by Large, Mc Williams, and Doney (1994)
Governs Vertical Mixing of Entire Water Column
Parameterizes Several Physical Processes
Surface boundary layer
Mechanical wind mixing
Buoyancy flux forcing
Convective overturning
Non-local (counter-gradient) fluxes
Diapycnal mixing in ocean interior
Instability due to resolved vertical shear
Background internal wave mixing
Double diffusion mixing (diffusive convection and salt
fingering)
Can Run at Relatively Low Vertical Resolution