Ocean hydroclimate: its influence on climate

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Buchanan, Donald Gene
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1975-09Advisor
Leipper, Dale F.
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The statistical synthesis of selected oceanographic parameters
(SST, SST anomalies, boundary heat exchanges, etc. ) over a specified
period of time at a given place or over a given area is defined as ocean
"Hydroclimate". Research and etymological background leading to the
adoption of the term hydroclimate is discussed. Oceanic influence on
atmospheric climate is described. In particular, the ocean's role
within the earth's hydrologic cycle and heat budget is explained through
hydrospheric, lithospheric, and atmospheric interactions, as related to
SST distributions, ocean currents, upwelling, sea-breezes, and
monsoons. SST anomalies as a cause of short period climatic variations
are examined. The deep-sea sediment record of past SST conditions
is shown to indicate past effects of the ocean on climate. A previously
defined numerical index describing oceanicity, a quantitative measure
of the ocean's effect on climate, is reviewed. An evaluation of hydroclimatic
products most useful to meteorologists was prepared and
includes a categorized list and individual evaluations of 62 hydroclimatic
products.
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