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On Spectra Measured in an Undulating Layered Medium
(American Meteorological Society, 1971)Evidence has recently accumulated that stably stratified regions of the ocean and atmosphere often consist of a series of layers of nearly uniform density separated by steps in which the gradient is large. It is shown that ... -
A Simple Model of the Thermocline in a Bounded Ocean
(American Meteorological Society, 1971)A linear model of the thermocline is examined for an ocean bounded by both eastern and western coasts. The analysis is carried out on a ?-plane for an ocean in which diffusion of heat but not of momentum is important. ... -
Remote Sensing of Ocean Currents and Sea Surface Temperature Changes Derived from the Nimbus II Satellite
(American Meteorological Society, 1971)Nimbus II High Resolution Infrared Radiometer (HRIR) data, sensitive in the 3.4?4.2 ? window, were analyzed over several oceanic regions. Current boundaries such as the north wall of the Gulf Stream have been located ... -
A Rossby Wake due to an Island in an Eastward Current
(American Meteorological Society, 1971)A mathematical barotropic model based upon the conservation of absolute vorticity is used to determine the effect of the spherical shape of the rotating earth [approximated by the beta (?) effect] on a steady uniform ... -
A Two-Layer Model of the North Atlantic Thermocline
(American Meteorological Society, 1971)A two-layer model of a mid-oceanic thermocline is developed, and a comparison of the depth and temperature of the thermocline in this model is made with a root-mean-square description of the hydrographic structure of the ... -
An Estimation of Oceanic Thermal-Sublayer Thickness
(American Meteorological Society, 1971)The thickness of the oceanic thermal layer is considered to be one-half of the viscous-sublayer thickness, which decreases as the wind velocity increases. The thermal-layer thickness is estimated to be between 4 and 0.25 ... -
The Thermal Current in Lake Michigan
(American Meteorological Society, 1971)A theoretical and observational study is made of the thermally induced circulation in Lake Michigan. The temperature and the velocity field are obtained by solving the coupled equations of motion and the energy equation ... -
Gulf Stream Meanders and Eddies as Seen in Satellite Infrared Imagery
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Internal Wave Spectra in the Presence of Fine-Structure
(American Meteorological Society, 1971)Phillips has shown that an undulating motion of a layered medium relative to a measuring instrument will result in a σ?2 spectrum (frequency or wavenumber) over a bandwidth determined by the thickness of the layers and of ... -
On the Equilibrium Shape of the Thermocline in a Shore Zone
(American Meteorological Society, 1971)The typical spring thermal regime of Lake Ontario shows a thermocline surface of either a ?wedge? or of a ?lens? shape persisting in the shore zone for a considerable period. The summer regime is characterized by frequent ... -
Comments on “A Rossby Wake due to an Island in an Eastward Current”
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The Entrainment Influence on the Ocean Surface Layer in Tropical Latitudes
(American Meteorological Society, 1971)A nonlinear, time-dependent, baroclinic model is developed for a zonally uniform, tropical, two-layer ocean on a north-south vertical section. The lower layer is infinitely deep, at rest, and at constant temperature. The ... -
The 1968–69 Winter as an Outgrowth of Sea and Air Coupling During Antecedent Seasons
(American Meteorological Society, 1971)North Pacific sea surface temperature variations are analyzed as a result of and a controlling factor for the general atmospheric circulation during the period from May 1968 through the subsequent winter, when heavy rains ... -
A Study of the Effects of Local and Distant Weather on Sea Level in Hawaii
(American Meteorological Society, 1971)A spectral analysis of sea-level data from Hilo, Hawaii (19° 44? N, 155° 04? W) shows a peak near 0.4 cycle per day (cpd) which is absent from all other Hawaiian tide stations that have been examined. A cross-spectrum study ... -
Experimental Studies of Relative Diffusion in Lake Huron
(American Meteorological Society, 1971)Experimental data were obtained in Lake Huron on the distribution of mean concentration and meansquare fluctuation about the center of gravity of a diffusing plume of fluorescent dye. Some of the mean concentration profiles ... -
Oceanic Whitecaps
(American Meteorological Society, 1971)The variation of oceanic whitecap coverage with wind speed was determined from the analysis of group, of five or more photographs taken, along with measurements of wind speed and air and water temperatures, during each of ... -
Surface Stresses Produced by Rainfall
(American Meteorological Society, 1971)The previous solution to the problem of determining the effect of rainfall on the sea-surface stress is found to be inadequate. A correct treatment confirms that rainfall may contribute significantly to the surface stress ... -
Normalized and Equilibrium Spectra of Wind Waves in Lake Michigan
(American Meteorological Society, 1971)An empirical spectral equation for fetch-limited deep-water wind waveswas derived by applying similarity analysis to wind and wave data recorded at the Lake Michigan Research Tower near Muskegon, Mich., during the autumn ...