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    Monthly atmospheric and oceanographic surface fields for the western North Atlantic : December, 1986-April, 1989

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    Date
    1995-04
    Author
    Caruso, Michael J.  Concept link
    Singh, Sandipa  Concept link
    Kelly, Kathryn A.  Concept link
    Qiu, Bo  Concept link
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    Citable URI
    https://hdl.handle.net/1912/480
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    Western North Atlantic
    DOI
    10.1575/1912/480
    Keyword
     Heat flux; Sea surface height; Wind stress 
    Abstract
    Monthly atmospheric and oceanographic variables for the western North Atlantic Ocean from various sources are presented as contour or vector maps. These fields were assembled for a study of the upper ocean heat budget. Atmospheric fields include the net surface heat fluxes and wind stress derived from the 1000 mb winds from the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasting (ECMWF). Oceanographic fields include the sea surface height from the Geosat radar altimeter and sea surface temperature from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR). An additional estimate of net surface heat flux is shown; this estimate was derived by assimilating winds, currents and ocean temperatures into a mixed layer model. The maps show a complex interplay of fluctuations in the winds and heat fluxes, and in the structure and temperature gradients of the Gulf Stream system. Some comments are offered on a comparison of the two heat flux estimates.
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    Caruso, M. J., Singh, S., Kelly, K. A., & Qiu, B. (1995). Monthly atmospheric and oceanographic surface fields for the western North Atlantic: December, 1986-April, 1989. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/480
     

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