Accession Number:

AD0745171

Title:

Investigations on the Temperature Fluctuations and Incidence of Micro-Thermals in the Air Adjacent to Natural Water Waves.

Descriptive Note:

Masters thesis,

Corporate Author:

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF

Personal Author(s):

• Safley,Gordon Wayne

Report Date:

1972-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

90.0

Abstract:

Temperature, wind and wave data observed over Lake Michigan were analyzed to yield results on properties of sensible heat transfer in the near-surface layer. Significant features in the overwater data are associated with positive temperature fluctuations which appear as ramps micro-thermals in continuous traces. Objective methods based on the distinctive shape of the ramps were used to identify the occurrences of the micro-thermals. Author

Descriptors:

• (*MARINE METEOROLOGY
• *GREAT LAKES)
• (*LAKE WAVES
• HEAT TRANSFER)
• WIND
• SURFACE TEMPERATURE
• HEAT FLUX
• NUMERICAL METHODS AND PROCEDURES
• THESES
• CALIFORNIA

Subject Categories:

• Meteorology
• Hydrology, Limnology and Potamology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE