A Comparison of Formulae Used in Calculating the Heat Budget at the Air/Sea Interface,

Abstract

Different formulae have been proposed by various authors for the computation of heat-flow across the air/sea interface. Some of these formulae are examined in order to decide which ones to use for hourly heat-budget computations from meteorological observations made in the Norwegian Sea during MILOCSURVNORLANT. A comparison of these formulae indicates the inaccuracies to be expected from computing hourly heat flow using meteorological records. Formulae are selected to compute solar altitude and to compute dew point, humidity, and vapour pressure from dry and wet bulb readings. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 15, 1974
Accession Number
AD0776590

Entities

People

  • David J. T. Carter

Organizations

  • SACLANT ASW Research Centre

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Biological Phenomena
  • Computations
  • Dew Point
  • Ecological And Environmental Phenomena
  • Ecological And Environmental Processes
  • Heat Transmission
  • Humidity
  • Meteorological Phenomena
  • Norwegian Sea
  • Observation
  • Weather

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Climatology
  • Oceanography.
  • Regression Analysis.