The evolution of upper ocean thermal structure at 10⁰N, 125⁰W during 1997-1998
Thesis (M.S.)--Joint Program in Oceanography/Applied Ocean Science and Engineering (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution), 2003.
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| author | Farrar, J. Thomas (John Thomas), 1976- |
| author2 | Robert Weller. |
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| description | Thesis (M.S.)--Joint Program in Oceanography/Applied Ocean Science and Engineering (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution), 2003. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/584422019-04-11T04:52:15Z The evolution of upper ocean thermal structure at 10⁰N, 125⁰W during 1997-1998 Farrar, J. Thomas (John Thomas), 1976- Robert Weller. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Joint Program in Oceanography/Applied Ocean Science and Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Joint Program in Oceanography/Applied Ocean Science and Engineering. Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. WHOI 2003 .F3 Thermoclines (Oceanography) Ocean-atmosphere interaction Thesis (M.S.)--Joint Program in Oceanography/Applied Ocean Science and Engineering (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution), 2003. Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-191). In this thesis I have endeavored to determine the factors and physical processes that controlled SST and thermocline depth at 10⁰N, 125⁰W during the Pan Amer- ican Climate Study (PACS) field program. Analysis based on the PACS data set, TOPEX/Poseidon sea surface height data, European Remote Sensing satellite wind data, and model simulations and experiments reveals that the dominant mechanisms affecting the thermocline depth and SST at the mooring site during the measurement period were local surface fluxes, Ekman pumping, and vertical mixing associated with enhancement of the vertical shear by strong near-inertial waves in the upper ocean superimposed upon intra-seasonal baroclinic Rossby waves and the large scale zonal flow. by J. Thomas Farrar. M.S. 2010-09-03T18:52:27Z 2010-09-03T18:52:27Z 2003 2003 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/58442 54958828 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 191 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Joint Program in Oceanography/Applied Ocean Science and Engineering. Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. WHOI 2003 .F3 Thermoclines (Oceanography) Ocean-atmosphere interaction Farrar, J. Thomas (John Thomas), 1976- The evolution of upper ocean thermal structure at 10⁰N, 125⁰W during 1997-1998 |
| title | The evolution of upper ocean thermal structure at 10⁰N, 125⁰W during 1997-1998 |
| title_full | The evolution of upper ocean thermal structure at 10⁰N, 125⁰W during 1997-1998 |
| title_fullStr | The evolution of upper ocean thermal structure at 10⁰N, 125⁰W during 1997-1998 |
| title_full_unstemmed | The evolution of upper ocean thermal structure at 10⁰N, 125⁰W during 1997-1998 |
| title_short | The evolution of upper ocean thermal structure at 10⁰N, 125⁰W during 1997-1998 |
| title_sort | evolution of upper ocean thermal structure at 10⁰n 125⁰w during 1997 1998 |
| topic | Joint Program in Oceanography/Applied Ocean Science and Engineering. Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. WHOI 2003 .F3 Thermoclines (Oceanography) Ocean-atmosphere interaction |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/58442 |
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