Mesoscale Feedback from the Ocean to the Atmosphere in Coastal and Oceanic Frontal Regions.

• Main Authors: Laevastu,T., Hamilton,Glenn D.
• Other Authors: ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION RESEARCH FACILITY (NAVY) MONTEREY CALIF
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1974
• Subjects: Meteorology; Physical and Dynamic Oceanography; *Air water interactions; *Coastal regions; *Ocean surface; Atmospheric disturbances; Thermal diffusion; Mathematical models; Heat transfer; Water vapor; Temperature inversion; Sea states; Gulf Stream; Newfoundland(Province); California; Sea breeze; North Atlantic Ocean; Fronts(Meteorology); Atmospheric boundary layer; Labrador current; Newfoundland; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0787481; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0787481

The purpose of the study has been: (a) To investigate the processes involved in the mesoscale feedback process and effects of the feedback on the lower layers of the atmosphere; (b) to investigate the response of surface air to sea-surface properties; (c) to determine the 'range of the coastal influence' and the effects of coastal fronts on the surface layers in the atmosphere; (d) to investigate the possibility of recognizing oceanic frontal effects with routine ship observations; and (e) to look into the accounting of feedback in numerical models.