THE USE OF SATELLITE DERIVED UPPER OCEAN HEAT CONTENT TO THE STUDY OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC

The lack of continuous long-term hydrographic observations, especially in the South Atlantic Ocean, makes satellite-derived data a key tool to investigate time and spatial variability on a basin scale. Altimeter data, which is not affected by cloud coverage as infrared-derived data, provides extreme...

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Main Authors: Edmo J. D. Campos, Carlos A. D. Lentini, Wilton Z. Arruda
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal de Uberlândia 2005
Subjects:
Altimeter data
SHA
South Atlantic Thermocline Waters
upper layer thickness
two-layer model
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation
G
Cartography
GA101-1776
South Atlantic Ocean
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/8a46c22ca21245fba49afb116e29acdb
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Summary:The lack of continuous long-term hydrographic observations, especially in the South Atlantic Ocean, makes satellite-derived data a key tool to investigate time and spatial variability on a basin scale. Altimeter data, which is not affected by cloud coverage as infrared-derived data, provides extremely useful information on the vertical thermal and dynamical structure of the upper ocean when combined with climatological hydrographic data through a diagnostic model. We present a semi-dynamic model that combines sea surface height anomalies from TOPEX/POSEIDON, infrared satellite-derived sea surface temperature from NOAA/AVHRR, and World Ocean Atlas 2001 hydrographic data to generate maps of the Upper Ocean Heat Content Anomaly which are suitable for climate variability studies.

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