VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL THERMAL STRUCTURES IN THE SEA.

Abstract

The sea temperature structure of the upper layers was investigated by the use of a thermistor chain towed off the southern extremity of Baja California, Mexico, which revealed vertical and horizontal motion, large scale turbulence, and possible Doppler effects. The thermoclines were categorized in four types, smooth, normal, rough, and irregular. The power spectrum of vertical oscillation in the thermocline showed small peaks at wavelengths of 0.3 and 0.7 mile. The slopes of isotherms were determined from a study of over 65,000 data samplings. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 29, 1966
Accession Number
AD0653739

Entities

People

  • E. C. Lafond
  • K. G. Lafond

Organizations

  • Navy Electronics Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Baja California
  • California
  • Doppler Effect
  • Isotherms
  • Oscillation
  • Power Spectra
  • Sampling
  • Spectra
  • Thermistors
  • Thermoclines
  • Turbulence

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Oceanography.