THE USE OF SATELLITE DERIVED UPPER OCEAN HEAT CONTENT TO THE STUDY OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC
The lack of continuous long-term hydrographic observations, especially in the South Atlantic Ocean, makes satellite-derived data a key tool to investigate time and spatial variability on a basin scale. Altimeter data, which is not affected by cloud coverage as infrared-derived data, provides extreme...
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| author | Edmo J. D. Campos Carlos A. D. Lentini Wilton Z. Arruda |
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| description | The lack of continuous long-term hydrographic observations, especially in the South Atlantic Ocean, makes satellite-derived data a key tool to investigate time and spatial variability on a basin scale. Altimeter data, which is not affected by cloud coverage as infrared-derived data, provides extremely useful information on the vertical thermal and dynamical structure of the upper ocean when combined with climatological hydrographic data through a diagnostic model. We present a semi-dynamic model that combines sea surface height anomalies from TOPEX/POSEIDON, infrared satellite-derived sea surface temperature from NOAA/AVHRR, and World Ocean Atlas 2001 hydrographic data to generate maps of the Upper Ocean Heat Content Anomaly which are suitable for climate variability studies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8a46c22ca21245fba49afb116e29acdb2022-12-21T18:18:38ZengUniversidade Federal de UberlândiaRevista Brasileira de Cartografia0560-46131808-09362005-08-015728792THE USE OF SATELLITE DERIVED UPPER OCEAN HEAT CONTENT TO THE STUDY OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY IN THE SOUTH ATLANTICEdmo J. D. CamposCarlos A. D. LentiniWilton Z. ArrudaThe lack of continuous long-term hydrographic observations, especially in the South Atlantic Ocean, makes satellite-derived data a key tool to investigate time and spatial variability on a basin scale. Altimeter data, which is not affected by cloud coverage as infrared-derived data, provides extremely useful information on the vertical thermal and dynamical structure of the upper ocean when combined with climatological hydrographic data through a diagnostic model. We present a semi-dynamic model that combines sea surface height anomalies from TOPEX/POSEIDON, infrared satellite-derived sea surface temperature from NOAA/AVHRR, and World Ocean Atlas 2001 hydrographic data to generate maps of the Upper Ocean Heat Content Anomaly which are suitable for climate variability studies.http://www.rbc.ufrj.br/_pdf_57_2005/57_2_04.pdfAltimeter dataSHASouth Atlantic Thermocline Watersupper layer thicknesstwo-layer model. |
| spellingShingle | Edmo J. D. Campos Carlos A. D. Lentini Wilton Z. Arruda THE USE OF SATELLITE DERIVED UPPER OCEAN HEAT CONTENT TO THE STUDY OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC Revista Brasileira de Cartografia Altimeter data SHA South Atlantic Thermocline Waters upper layer thickness two-layer model. |
| title | THE USE OF SATELLITE DERIVED UPPER OCEAN HEAT CONTENT TO THE STUDY OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC |
| title_full | THE USE OF SATELLITE DERIVED UPPER OCEAN HEAT CONTENT TO THE STUDY OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC |
| title_fullStr | THE USE OF SATELLITE DERIVED UPPER OCEAN HEAT CONTENT TO THE STUDY OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC |
| title_full_unstemmed | THE USE OF SATELLITE DERIVED UPPER OCEAN HEAT CONTENT TO THE STUDY OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC |
| title_short | THE USE OF SATELLITE DERIVED UPPER OCEAN HEAT CONTENT TO THE STUDY OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC |
| title_sort | use of satellite derived upper ocean heat content to the study of climate variability in the south atlantic |
| topic | Altimeter data SHA South Atlantic Thermocline Waters upper layer thickness two-layer model. |
| url | http://www.rbc.ufrj.br/_pdf_57_2005/57_2_04.pdf |
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