Numerical Methods for Synoptic Computation of Oceanic Fronts and Water Type Boundaries and their Significance in Applied Oceanography

Abstract

Numerical methods for computation of oceanic fronts and water type boundaries from synoptic sea surface temperature are described and the results shown and compared. Changes of the position of the fronts and their intensities are demonstrated. The computed fronts are compared with known climatological water type and oceanographic region boundaries. The nature of the fronts and their significance in oceanographic analyses and their effects to fisheries and naval problems are pointed out.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1966
Accession Number
ADA007837

Entities

People

  • L. C. Clarke
  • T. Laevastu

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arabian Sea
  • Arctic Ocean
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Equatorial Regions
  • Fish
  • Geography
  • Gulf Stream
  • Indian Ocean
  • Kara Sea
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Polar Regions
  • Red Sea
  • Regions
  • Sargasso Sea
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Surface Temperature

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers