Climatological perspectives, oceanographic and meteorological, on variability in the subtropical convergence zone in the northwestern Atlantic
The large-scale climatological environment of the Frontal Air-Sea Interaction Experiment (FASINEX) is described, with emphasis on the largest scales. Both long-term and annual sea surface temperature (SST) variability is discussed; a climatology of the west-central North Atlantic, derived from vario...
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ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19910054029 2023-05-15T17:32:49+02:00 Climatological perspectives, oceanographic and meteorological, on variability in the subtropical convergence zone in the northwestern Atlantic Hanson, Howard P. Cornillon, Peter Halliwell, George R., Jr. Halliwell, Vicki Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available May 15, 1991 http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19910054029 unknown http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19910054029 Accession ID: 91A38652 Copyright Other Sources 47 Journal of Geophysical Research; 96; 8517-852 1991 ftnasantrs 2012-02-15T19:02:09Z The large-scale climatological environment of the Frontal Air-Sea Interaction Experiment (FASINEX) is described, with emphasis on the largest scales. Both long-term and annual sea surface temperature (SST) variability is discussed; a climatology of the west-central North Atlantic, derived from various sets of data obtained during the intensive phases of January-March, is presented, and the meteorological and oceanographic context for FASINEX is thus established. Surface marine observations and SST variability are discussed, and the marine meteorology of the FASINEX area is examined in terms of the surface pressure and winds, the sea-air temperature difference, and the cloud cover. Near 28 deg N in February is found to be a favorable time and place to observe large mean temperature gradients and downward Ekman pumping. The large-scale processes that set up the favorable environment for frontal activity are not limited to the winter months. Other/Unknown Material North Atlantic NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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The large-scale climatological environment of the Frontal Air-Sea Interaction Experiment (FASINEX) is described, with emphasis on the largest scales. Both long-term and annual sea surface temperature (SST) variability is discussed; a climatology of the west-central North Atlantic, derived from various sets of data obtained during the intensive phases of January-March, is presented, and the meteorological and oceanographic context for FASINEX is thus established. Surface marine observations and SST variability are discussed, and the marine meteorology of the FASINEX area is examined in terms of the surface pressure and winds, the sea-air temperature difference, and the cloud cover. Near 28 deg N in February is found to be a favorable time and place to observe large mean temperature gradients and downward Ekman pumping. The large-scale processes that set up the favorable environment for frontal activity are not limited to the winter months. |
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Climatological perspectives, oceanographic and meteorological, on variability in the subtropical convergence zone in the northwestern Atlantic |
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Climatological perspectives, oceanographic and meteorological, on variability in the subtropical convergence zone in the northwestern Atlantic |
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Climatological perspectives, oceanographic and meteorological, on variability in the subtropical convergence zone in the northwestern Atlantic |
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Climatological perspectives, oceanographic and meteorological, on variability in the subtropical convergence zone in the northwestern Atlantic |
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Climatological perspectives, oceanographic and meteorological, on variability in the subtropical convergence zone in the northwestern Atlantic |
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climatological perspectives, oceanographic and meteorological, on variability in the subtropical convergence zone in the northwestern atlantic |
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