%0 journal article
%@ 1463-5003
%A Kovalevsky, D., Bashmachnikov, I., Alekseev, G.

%D 2020
%J Ocean Modelling

%P 101583 
%R doi:10.1016/j.ocemod.2020.101583
%T Formation and decay of a deep convective chimney
%U https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocemod.2020.101583
 
%X For a given set of the background conditions, a chimney can be considered a mature one after two characteristic time scales of the deepening phase are reached. A mature chimney needs a longer time for its formation, but decays more rapidly than a pre-mature one. The minimum overall chimney lifetime corresponds to the case, when, at about one characteristic time scale of the deepening phase, the sea-surface buoyancy loss abruptly drops down and the restratification phase begins.