Science. 1985 Oct 18;230(4723):315-6. doi: 10.1126/science.230.4723.315.
A 12-day series of 1749 profiles of turbulent kinetic energy dissipation above the equatorial undercurrent at 140 degrees west showed that, in the upper 110 meters of the ocean, the dissipation radically decreased during the solar heating period each day. Daily averages were linearly related to the local wind power. When integrated over the depth range of 10 to 110 meters, the dissipation was 10.6 ergs per square centimeter per second or 0.92 +/- 0.10 percent of the wind power, a proportion not substantially different from those found in mid-latitude surface mixed layers. These results suggest that much of the energy dissipated above the equatorial undercurrent may be extracted directly from the local wind.
一段为期 12 天、包含 1749 个 140°W 西向赤道潜流上方湍流动能耗散剖面的系列资料显示，在海洋上层 110 米内，每日的耗散在太阳加热期间急剧减少。日平均值与当地风功率呈线性关系。在 10 至 110 米的深度范围内积分，耗散率为每平方厘米每秒 10.6 尔格，或占风功率的 0.92 +/- 0.10%，这一比例与中纬度表面混合层中的发现基本没有差异。这些结果表明，赤道潜流上方耗散的大部分能量可能直接从当地风获得。
