SOME METHODS USED IN REPRESENTING BATHYTHERMOGRAPH DATA

In the study of the atmospheric influence on the thermal structure of the oceans, the bathythermograph (BT) temperature-depth data collected at the fixed locations of the weather patrol vessels in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans provide probably the best pertinent series of data covering long period...

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Main Authors: Leipper, Dale F., Adams, Richard M.
Other Authors: TEXAS A AND M UNIV COLLEGE STATION
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1952
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
*BATHYTHERMOGRAPH DATA
*INFORMATION PROCESSING
INFORMATION RETRIEVAL
GRAPHICS
ATLANTIC OCEAN
PATROL CRAFT
PERIODIC VARIATIONS
THERMOMETERS
THERMOCLINES
DIURNAL VARIATIONS
SURFACE TEMPERATURE
COLLECTING METHODS
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
Pacific
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0492880
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Summary:In the study of the atmospheric influence on the thermal structure of the oceans, the bathythermograph (BT) temperature-depth data collected at the fixed locations of the weather patrol vessels in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans provide probably the best pertinent series of data covering long periods of time. Approximately 15,000 of such weather station BT observations are now available for the North Atlantic alone. These cards covering the period from 1945 to 1950 in the Atlantic are distributed primarily over six weather stations. The object of this report is to describe the various methods used in putting the patrol vessel data into a form suitable for analysis directed toward the objectives of the present project. Portions of the data for Station E (35 deg 00 min N, 48 deg 00 min W) are represented in the figures which are used to illustrate the different forms of data presentation. Station E was selected because of the relatively good series of observations obtained there. The various forms of presentation are used to bring out significant features of the thermal variations which are of such a nature as to permit their association and correlation with atomospheric phenomena which may be predicted.

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