Towed Thermistor Chain Observations during MILE.

Abstract

Observations of temperature between 20 and 40 m depth were made with a towed thermistor chain in the North Pacific (50N, 145W) during the Mixed Layer Experiment (MILE). The chain was usually towed at a speed of 3 m/s around a 20 km square on alternate days for a three-week period beginning on August 1977. The observations were averaged over sequential 30-second intervals and isotherm depths were interpolated from the averaged observations. Plots of temperature and isotherm depth are presented. The plots show the horizontal variability of temperature in the well-mixed layer and the vertical displacement of isotherms induced by internal waves in the thermocline. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA074274

Entities

People

  • C. A. Paulson
  • D. Denbo
  • Jeffrey Wagner
  • T. J. Spoering

Organizations

  • Oregon State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coordinate Systems
  • Dead Reckoning
  • Instrumentation
  • Internal Waves
  • Intervals
  • Isotherms
  • Layers
  • Military Research
  • Noise (Radio)
  • Observation
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Schools
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Thermistors
  • Thermoclines
  • Universities

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  • Oceanography.