Definition of ocean mixing

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ocean mixing

The term 'ocean mixing' as it applies to the area of carbon dioxide can be defined as ' Processes that involve rates of advection, upwelling/downwelling, and eddy diffusion and that determine how rapidly excess atmospheric carbon dioxide can be taken up by the oceans'.

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