A statistical approach for determining subsurface thermal structure from sea surface temperature in the northeast Pacific Ocean.
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Authors
Howell, Terry A.
Subjects
subsurface thermal structure
sea surface temperature
Northeast Pacific Ocean
remote sensing
satellite oceanography
fronts
sea surface temperature
Northeast Pacific Ocean
remote sensing
satellite oceanography
fronts
Advisors
Jung, Glenn H.
Date of Issue
1983-06
Date
June 1983
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
Bathythermograph data acquired from the research vessel USNS SILAS BENT along a meridional track in the Northeast Pacific during September 1977 were statistically analyzed to determine possible associations between the subsurface thermal structures and sea surface temperature. Strongly correlated variables (thermocline gradients, mixed layer depth, and locations of the seasonal and main thermoclines) within the vertical temperature profile were used in linear regression methods to form empirical relationships. The generated equations then are utilized to define the subsurface thermal structure from only an input of sea surface temperature. Comparison tests with temporally and spatially removed BT data were conducted with results indicating successful application within a water mass domain with uniformly changing characteristics.
Type
Thesis
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Oceanography
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
NPS 68-83-003
Sponsors
Naval Ocean Systems Center under work order N6600183WR00043
Funding
Naval Ocean Systems Center under work order N6600183WR00043
Format
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Rights
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.