迄今为止,海洋学中水团的混合问题还仅限于分别攷虑垂直方向与侧向的混合,这在研究水团的温、盐度的趋匀化过程,以及绘制温盐(T—S)曲线时得到一定的成功。当垂直混合或侧向混合起主要作用时,这种处理的方法尚可适用。但不能不看到这种描述具有其局限性。实际上,水团在垂直方向与侧向的混合有时是同时发生的,例如在辐合区中海水的下沉就必须同时攷虑海水在垂直方向与侧向的混合效应。 To date, the mixing of water masses in oceanography has been limited to the vertical and lateral mixing considerations, respectively, in studying the temperature and salinity leveling of the water mass and in the mapping of the temperature and salinity (T-S) Curve got some success. This method of treatment is still suitable when vertical mixing or lateral mixing plays a major role. But can not but see this description has its limitations. In fact, the mixing of water masses in the vertical and lateral directions is sometimes simultaneous. For example, the sinking of seawater in the convergence zone must take into account both the vertical and lateral mixing effects of seawater.