Observing, Parameterizing and Understanding Mixing and Its Role in the Global Ocean and Climate System

Ocean mixing plays a significant role in the climate system through uptake and transport of tracers such as anthropogenic carbon, nutrients, and heat. Several direct and indirect methods have been proposed to observe and quantify ocean mixing. These include in-situ observations, theoretical parametrizations, and numerical modelling approaches. This meeting intends to provide an overview of the current and novel methods available to study ocean mixing and their interpretation, as well as focus on the impact that ocean mixing has on e.g. the global ocean circulation, biogeochemistry, and the climate system.

The 2024 GRS on Ocean Mixing will be held the weekend (Saturday - Sunday afternoon) immediately before the Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Ocean Mixing (Sunday - Friday) both at Mount Holyoke College. The GRS is an ideal introduction to the GRC and participation in both meetings is highly recommended.