THE HEAT BUDGET OF THE ARCTIC BASIN AND ITS RELATION TO CLIMATE

A quantitative study was made of the heat budget of the Arctic and its relationship to the atmospheric circulation of the hemisphere. It combines the available data to produce a description of the input, transformation, and output of thermal energy in the Arctic regions and provides new insights int...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fletcher, J. O.
Other Authors: RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1965
Subjects:
Meteorology
*ARCTIC REGIONS
CLIMATE
SOLAR RADIATION
ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE
HEAT TRANSFER
WIND
ATMOSPHERIC MOTION
ICE
OCEANOGRAPHY
WEATHER FORECASTING
MEASUREMENT
CLOUD COVER
Arctic
Arctic Basin
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0474183
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0474183
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Summary:A quantitative study was made of the heat budget of the Arctic and its relationship to the atmospheric circulation of the hemisphere. It combines the available data to produce a description of the input, transformation, and output of thermal energy in the Arctic regions and provides new insights into the mechanism of the Arctic climate. The Report points out the specific measurements most urgently needed for future Arctic investigation, if we are not only to explain some of the climatic variations of the past but also to determine how the climate of the future might be foreseen and influenced. (Author)

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