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Noble gases such as argon are unaffected by chemical reactions in the ocean interior, but a number of physical mechanisms can lead to measurable sea level atmospheric disequilibrium in subsurface waters of the ocean. One such mechanism is the mixing of waters of different temperatures, which can lead to supersaturation in the ocean interior. The authors simulate the supersaturation mixing signature in the thermocline in a global ocean general circulation model, Parallel Ocean Program model, version 1.4 (POP 1.4). In contrast to existing mixing diagnostics such as dye tracers or microstructure measurements, which yield the local, recent rate of diabatic mixing, argon disequilibrium traces an integrated lifetime history of subsurface mixing. A theoretical model of the subtropical Atlantic Ocean gyre is built, based on the competing time scales of horizontal and vertical mixing, that agrees well with the full general circulation model argon supersaturation gradient in the thermocline. These results suggest that gyre-scale argon data from the real ocean could be similarly interpreted. The variation of the argon supersaturation with diffu- sivity in the equatorial Pacific Ocean is also investigated.

Argon as a Tracer of Cross-Isopycnal Mixing in the Thermocline