Wintertime Interactions of the Atmosphere with the Mediterranean Sea.

Abstract

The flux of heat and water vapor was measured by several techniques during February 1969 while the surface water south of France was sinking to the bottom. These measurements show that the sea loses more than 300 cal/sq cm/day and more than 0.5gm/sq cm/day of water during the winter. The flow patterns, turbulence, and exchanges of heat, water vapor and momentum of the mistral winds have been studied through the use of aircraft, ship, buoy, and radiosonde observations. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0735893

Entities

People

  • Andrew F. Bunker
  • Margaret Chaffee Cornell

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Atmospheres
  • Measurement
  • Mediterranean Sea
  • Military Aircraft
  • Military Research
  • Momentum
  • Observation
  • Radiosondes
  • Surface Waters
  • Turbulence
  • Vapors
  • Vehicles
  • Water
  • Water Vapor

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.