Abyssal Stratification Decrease in the Southwest Pacific Basin: Implications for Heat Fluxes and Internal Tidal Generation

Helen Zhang1, Caitlin B Whalen1, Nirnimesh Kumar2 and Sarah G Purkey3, (1)Applied Physics Laboratory University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States, (2)University of Washington, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Seattle, WA, United States, (3)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States