Decadal variation of temperature inversions along Line P
Hydrographic data measured for 50 years along Line P between the North American west coast and mid Gulf of Alaska as well as data from profiling float observations were analyzed to study the formation and variation of temperature inversions in the eastern subarctic North Pacific. Remarkable decadal...
| Published in: | Journal of Oceanography |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/55285 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10872-013-0172-x |
| Summary: | Hydrographic data measured for 50 years along Line P between the North American west coast and mid Gulf of Alaska as well as data from profiling float observations were analyzed to study the formation and variation of temperature inversions in the eastern subarctic North Pacific. Remarkable decadal to inter-decadal variation was observed in the magnitude of temperature inversions. This variation was mostly attributed to the variation of southward Ekman transport, eastward geostrophic transport, and surface cooling. |
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