Examples of Surface Interaction Calculations Over the Gulf of Tonkin.

Abstract

Two steady-state situations over the Gulf of Tonkin during winter were selected for a detailed study of air-sea interaction in relation to observed cloudiness. In one case southeasterly winds prevailed, and skies were nearly clear. The cloudy situation was marked by strong outflow from the continent, with very low cloud bases over the whole Gulf of Tonkin. The exchange of sensible and latent heat at the air-sea interface is calculated for these two cases, and deductions are drawn concerning the difference in state of sky utilizing these calculations and synoptic-scale convergence and divergence patterns. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0727110

Entities

People

  • Herbert Riehl

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Water Interactions
  • Continents
  • Convergence
  • Heat Energy
  • Latent Heat
  • Steady State

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Climatology
  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers