[MITgcm-support] KPP vertical diffusivity values

[Hadar Berman]

Hi,

I am using the KPP package for my oceanic model. When I check the resulting values of KPPdiffKzS, i.e. the vertical diffusion of the tracers, during convection I get values which are higher then 1 m^2/s. Are these typical values for convection? If so, how and where are they calculated?
Going into the code I see that kpp_calc.F first calls calc_3d_diffusivity and only later KPPmix. I am trying to understand where these values are computed and if they make any sense. 

Thanks,
Hadar.