THE INFLUENCE OF WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY ON THE SEASONAL THERMOCLINE AT OCEAN STATION P
Abstract
INTEREST WAS FOCUSED ON OBVIOUS SURFACE METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS, SUCH AS AIR-SEA TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE AND WIND SPEED. Attention was directed to the higher atmospheric layers and such significant conditions aloft which may possibly be associated with variations in the temperature structure in the ocean. Primary interest was in the onset and initial disturbances or sinkings of the newly-established seasonal thermocline at ocean station P (latitude 50N, longitude 145W). One of the main objectives is to detect significant meteorological changes or disturbances in the state of the atmosphere which accompany or precede distinct variations in the thermocline; and to take advantage of these atmospheric changes as possible forecasting tools to predict the temperature structure of the upper layers of the ocean or the depth of the mixed layer.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1961
- Accession Number
- AD0262319
Entities
People
- Marion J. Clark
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School