A MODEL CLIMATOLOGY OF THE OCEANIC THERMAL STRUCTURE AS APPLIED TO SINGLE STATION ANALYSIS

A model of the seasonal thermocline is presented. The model, based on parameters deduced from climatic data from ocean stations located in the Subarctic domain (north of the Gulf Stream-North Atlantic Current system), describes the onset, growth, and decay of the seasonal thermocline. However, owing...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Corton, Edward L.
Other Authors: NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE NSTL STATION MS
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1966
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
*OCEANS
THERMAL PROPERTIES
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
ANOMALIES
SURFACE TEMPERATURE
GULF STREAM
UNDERWATER
OCEANOGRAPHY
PERIODIC VARIATIONS
BATHYTHERMOGRAPH DATA
OCEAN MODELS
ATLANTIC OCEAN
TEMPERATURE
CLIMATE
north atlantic current
North Atlantic
Subarctic
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0489565
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0489565
Description
Summary:A model of the seasonal thermocline is presented. The model, based on parameters deduced from climatic data from ocean stations located in the Subarctic domain (north of the Gulf Stream-North Atlantic Current system), describes the onset, growth, and decay of the seasonal thermocline. However, owing to lack of data below 400 feet, the model does not delineate the convective layer in mid-winter. Temporal changes in temperature gradients above, within, and below the thermocline are discussed.

Similar Items