Climatological perspectives, oceanographic and meteorological, on variability in the subtropical convergence zone in the northwestern Atlantic
| Autor: | George R. Halliwell, Peter Cornillon, Vicki Halliwell, Howard P. Hanson |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
| Předmět: |
Atmospheric Science
Ecology Paleontology Soil Science Forestry Context (language use) Subtropics Aquatic Science Oceanography Convergence zone Surface pressure Sea surface temperature Geophysics Space and Planetary Science Geochemistry and Petrology Climatology Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) Ekman transport Temperate climate Environmental science Mean radiant temperature Earth-Surface Processes Water Science and Technology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Geophysical Research. 96:8517 |
| ISSN: | 0148-0227 |
| DOI: | 10.1029/90jc02487 |
| Popis: | The large-scale climatological environment of the Frontal Air-Sea Interaction Experiment (FASINEX) is described, with emphasis on the largest scales. Both long-term and annual sea surface temperature (SST) variability is discussed; a climatology of the west-central North Atlantic, derived from various sets of data obtained during the intensive phases of January-March, is presented, and the meteorological and oceanographic context for FASINEX is thus established. Surface marine observations and SST variability are discussed, and the marine meteorology of the FASINEX area is examined in terms of the surface pressure and winds, the sea-air temperature difference, and the cloud cover. Near 28 deg N in February is found to be a favorable time and place to observe large mean temperature gradients and downward Ekman pumping. The large-scale processes that set up the favorable environment for frontal activity are not limited to the winter months. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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