STUDIES OF TECHNIQUES FOR THE ANALYSIS AND PREDICTION OF TEMPERATURE IN THE OCEAN. PART I. THE OBJECTILYSIS OF SEA-SURFACE TEMPERA TURE.

Abstract

Objective analyses of sea-surface temperature were tested developmentally for a region near Hatteras, including part of the Gulf Stream, to determine the best analysis procedure and the minimum space scales taat may be accurately specified with currently available data. Three types of errors inherent in the analysis were considered. Noise is caused by instrumental, transmission, and position inaccuracies, for example. Time variability ss caused by local change in temperature with time and is introduced by the use of data collected over a period of timeroor a single analysis. Sparsity of simultan eous data precludes a useful synoptic analysis. Analysis error represents the difference between the analysis prepared with actual data and the true analysis prepared with infinitely dense data. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0416672

Entities

People

  • Albert Thomasell
  • James G. Welsh

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Gulf Stream
  • Oceans
  • Physical Properties
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Surface Temperature

Readers

  • Oceanography.
  • Regression Analysis.
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Technology Areas

  • Space