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KPP
Procedure (part 1):
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Apply
surface thermodynamical and momentum flux forcing
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Calculate
K profiles for interior diapycnal mixing from surface to bottom
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Diagnose
turbulent boundary layer thickness
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Minimum
depth H where a bulk Richardson number exceeds critical
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value
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Turbulent
boundary layer eddies can penetrate to depth H where the
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fluid
becomes stable relative to local buoyancy and velocity
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