An Analysis of Horizontal Temperature Gradients and Heat Content in the Mixed Layer and the Surface Forcing during PATCHEX.

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Abstract:

This study is an analysis of high resolution measurements taken during the PATCHEX experiment. PATCHEX was designed to study shear related mixing in the upper thermocline. As a participant in the study, the RV POINT SURs contribution was to survey an 8 kilometer square area centered on the RP FLIP which was moored at 34 N127 W. The survey which was conducted from 4-16 November 1986, gathered high resolution CTD, microconductivity and current velocity data to allow a detailed analysis of the small scale dynamics and thermohaline structure of the site. This thesis examined a subset of the RV POINT SUR structure, surface fluxes and heat content of the upper 120 meters at the PATCHEX site. Keywords PATCHEX, Surface forcing, Mixed layer heat content horizontal temperature gradient, Theses.

Author(s):
Murray, John J.
Author Organization(s):
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
Descriptive Note:
Master's thesis,
Pagination:
0081

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Approved For Public Release

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Collection: TR
Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_1.2.7_Experimentation; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_1.3_Human Capital Management; JCA_6.1.1_Wired Transmission; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_1.3.2_Personnel Management; JCA_6.1_Information Transport; JCA_4_Logistics
Modernization Areas:
Quantum Science and Computing; Microelectronics
Communities of Interest:
Sensors
Descriptor(s):
*THERMOCLINES, *MIXED LAYER(MARINE), DYNAMICS, HIGH RESOLUTION, HORIZONTAL ORIENTATION, LAYERS, MEASUREMENT, MIXING, SALINITY, SHEAR PROPERTIES, SURFACES, TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS, THERMAL PROPERTIES, THESES, VELOCITY, OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA
Field(s)/Group(s):
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Keyword(s):
CTD(Conductivity Temperature Depth), PATCHEX experiment, Flip vessel, Point sur vessel, Thermohaline structure
Report Date:
1987 Dec 01