An accurate representation of the upper ocean mixing processes and thus the oceanic surface mixed layer ( ML ) is important for ocean circulation models, whether they are aimed at small-scale coastal simulations or for large-scale global climate simulations. 对于海洋环流模式来说,无论对于大尺度全球气候模拟还是小尺度的近海模拟,准确地再现上层海洋的垂直混合过程和模拟上混合层是很重要的。
The thermal structure of the upper ocean has been well understood, however, some dynamic processes in the mixed layer, as well as the coupled thermodynamic processes, are not so clear. 总的说来,人们对海洋上混合层的热力结构的认识已经颇为深入,但是对混合层内的许多动力过程,以及这些动力过程和热力过程的相互耦合尚缺乏深入的了解。