SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF TEMPERATURE MICROSTRUCTURE IN THE OCEAN

Abstract

The background of microstructure and its effects on sound propagation is reviewed. The expendable bathythermograph (XBT) system and current digitizing procedures are evaluated to determine their adequacy in investigating vertical thermal microstructure. Several methods of microthermal analysis are proposed. Temperature gradient versus depth plots are used to analyze data from several ocean regions - Atlantic Coastal, Andaman Sea, Eastern North Pacific, and the northern boundary of the Gulf Stream. Analysis of these data suggest a water mass dependence of the thermal microstructure. The significance of the small- scale structure to Naval operations is discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0710714

Entities

People

  • Peyton M. Magruder Jr.

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Waves
  • Acoustics
  • Boundary Layer
  • Climate Change
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Gulf Stream
  • Heat Transfer
  • Mathematical Models
  • Measurement
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Sea Water
  • Surface Temperature
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Water Masses

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Oceanography.
  • Systems Analysis and Design