A Comparison of Formulae Used in Calculating the Heat Budget at the Air/Sea Interface

Different formulae have been proposed by various authors for the computation of heat-flow across the air/sea interface. Some of these formulae are examined in order to decide which ones to use for hourly heat-budget computations from meteorological observations made in the Norwegian Sea during MILOC...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carter,David J. T.
Other Authors: SACLANT ASW RESEARCH CENTRE LA SPEZIA (ITALY)
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1974
Subjects:
Atmospheric Physics
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
*Air water interactions
*Heat transfer
Formulas(Mathematics)
Ocean surface
Heat loss
Italy
Norwegian Sea
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0776590
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0776590
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Summary:Different formulae have been proposed by various authors for the computation of heat-flow across the air/sea interface. Some of these formulae are examined in order to decide which ones to use for hourly heat-budget computations from meteorological observations made in the Norwegian Sea during MILOCSURVNORLANT. A comparison of these formulae indicates the inaccuracies to be expected from computing hourly heat flow using meteorological records. Formulae are selected to compute solar altitude and to compute dew point, humidity, and vapour pressure from dry and wet bulb readings. (Author)

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