Average Features of the Subsurface Thermal Field in the Central Pacific,
Abstract
The purpose of this report is to present the climatology of subsurface temperature in the central Pacific Ocean. This climatology provides an in-depth'fine-scale' description of the thermal structure as opposed to the general climatology developed by Robinson (1976) in that it (a) presents finer horizontal and vertical scale information on the temperature field, (b) utilizes data not included in previous climatologies, and (c) represents actual observations as opposed to smoother fields derived from actual observations. These improvements in the climatology will be useful in the NORPAX project for determining the depth to which temperature anomalies penetrate in the ocean. Also, the data from which the climatology is developed can be used to study the interannual changes in heat content of the central ocean. It was with these ideas in mind that the present work was undertaken. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA035721
Entities
People
- J. D. Ott
- T. P. Barnett
Organizations
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography