AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSES OF THE POSITIVE SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE ANOMALY IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC JUNE-OCTOBER 1967.

Abstract

Factors affecting the heat content of the ocean's surface layer are briefly discussed. Some recent studies of sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies are reviewed. The SST anomaly in the NE Pacific, June-October 1967, is described. The influence of individual parameters (1000mb wind, advection, mixed layer depth, net heat exchange, convergence-divergence) on the development and dissipation of the SST anomaly under investigation is evaluated. The simultaneous interactions of the parameters during the period of the study are discussed. Movement of the SST anomaly is described. Warmer than usual advection of surface water and high values of net heat exchange were necessary but not sufficient conditions for development of the SST anomaly. The critical importance of horizontal convergence in the surface layer and relatively shallow mixed layer depth is determined. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0838964

Entities

People

  • Richard Taranto

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advection
  • Convergence
  • Dissipation
  • Enthalpy
  • Physical Properties
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Surface Properties
  • Surface Temperature
  • Surface Waters
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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