title: Study of the Process of the Black Sea Upper Layer Mixing in the Zone of the Rim Current Activity in Winter Based on the Drifters Data
abstract: Purpose. The process of the upper layer mixing in the western Black Sea during the heightened heat flux from its surface in the winter season is studied. The mechanism forming average temperature both in the upper mixed layer and in the layer below the lower boundary in the seasonal thermocline is analyzed. Methods and Results. Measurements of the thermistor chain drifters as well as the MERRA reanalysis data and the simulation results of the regional model RegCM4 which included the ERA-Interim 
journal: Physical Oceanography