Monthly atmospheric and oceanographic surface fields for the western North Atlantic
Subtitle: December, 1986-April, 1989
By: by Michael J. Caruso ... [et al.]
Contributors: Caruso, Michael J.; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Series: WHOI -- 95-05.; WHOI (Series) -- 95-05.
Publisher: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Woods Hole, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 67
Subjects: Heat budget (Geophysics); Ocean temperature -- Measurement.; Temperature measuring instruments.
Description: Monthly atmospheric and oceanographic variables for the western North Atlantic Ocean from various sources are presented as contour or vector maps. These fields were assembled for a study of the upper ocean heat budget. Atmospheric fields include the net surface heat fluxes and wind stress derived from the lOOO mb winds from the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasting (ECMWF). Oceanographic fields include the sea surface height from the Geosat radar altimeter and sea surface temperature from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR). An additional estimate of net surface heat flux is shown; this estimate was derived by assimilating winds, currents and ocean temperatures into a mixed layer model. The maps show a complex interplay of fluctuations in the winds and heat fluxes, and in the structure and temperature gradients of the Gulf Stream system. Some comments are offered on a comparison of the two heat flux estimates.
Notes: "April 1995."

"Technical report."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 8)

Also issued online.