On the scale of the ocean, diffusion due to the random thermal motion of molecules is very slow. This article provides an idea of turbulence as a phenomenon and the role it plays in the ocean and the atmosphere.

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thermal motion, turbulence, turbulent diffusion, turbulent flow

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