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Journal of Physical Oceanography
EISSN: 1520-0485
ISSN: 0022-3670
Priority: 12
Description: Journal of Physical Oceanography (JPO) publishes research related to the physics of the ocean and to processes operating at its boundaries. Observational, theoretical, and modeling studies are all welcome, especially those that focus on elucidating s More ...
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RISThe Coastal Boundary Layer in Lake Ontario: Part II. The Summer-Fall Regime
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Field observations on coastal currents near Oshawa on the north shore of Lake Ontario during summer and fall are described. The technique of observations (flag-station chain) has been given in Part I, together with a ...
Monte Carlo Calculations of Radiative Transfer in the Earth's Atmosphere-Ocean System: I. Flux in the Atmosphere and Ocean
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The upward and downward flux at various levels in the atmosphere and ocean is calculated by a Monte Carlo method which includes all orders of multiple scattering. A realistic model of the atmosphere-ocean system is used. ...
A Multispectral Technique to Determine Sea Surface Temperature Using Nimbus 2 Data
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Three channels of the Nimbus 2 five-channel Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer (MRIR) have been employed in the development of a technique to determine sea surface temperature. Two of the channelsin the 0.2-4.0 and ...
The Role of Variable Coriolis Parameter in the Propagation of Inertia-Gravity Waves During the Process of Geostrophic Adjustment
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: This analysis treats the transient inertia-gravity wave response of a shallow fluid to an impulsive addition of momentum. The Coriolis parameter varies with latitude, but Rossby waves are not considered. The square of the ...
Reflection of Internal Gravity Waves by small Density Variations
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The propagation of small-amplitude internal gravity waves through a finite layer of varying Brunt-Väisälä frequency is analyzed. A two-scale analysis is used and it is shown that the amount of reflection a wave undergoes ...
The Rarity of the 1 April 1946 Tsunami
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Archaeological evidence now suggests that the 1946 tsunami may have been an event unique within the last 2000 years. The earliest level of man's habitation on Nuku Hiva, the largest island in the Marquesas group, has been ...
Experimental Determination of the Eddy Diffusion Coefficient Over the Open Ocean from Atmospheric Electric Measurements
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The method of determining the eddy diffusivity over the open ocean either from profiles of the average electric filed or from average values of space charge and electric field measured near the sea surface is discussed. ...
Corrigendum
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Correction to Volume 1, Issue 4, article 288-299.
Wintertime Interactions of the Atmosphere with the Mediterranean Sea
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The net loss of heat by the Mediterranean Sea was determined for February 1969 while oceanographers observed the cooling and sinking of the water south of France. The heat loss during the four preceding months was found ...
Thermohaline Structure and Baroclinic Flow Across the Gulf of California Entrance and in the Revilla Gigedo Islands Region
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The thermohaline structure, vertical stability and baroclinic flow between the Gulf of California entrance and the Revilla Gigedo islands are investigated by means of closely spaced salinity and temperature depth profiles ...