Faculty Articles
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Journal of Physical Oceanography
ISSN
0022-3670
Publication Date
10-1971
Abstract
A two-layer model of mid-oceanic thermocline is developed, and a comparison of the depth and temperature of the thermocline in this model is made with a root-mean-square description of the hydrographic structure of the North Atlantic. It is shown that the Sverdrup balance is maintained within the rms errors, and the entire estimated heat flux from the atmosphere is used to produce the observed density changes along the path of persistent flow.
DOI
10.1175/1520-0485(1971)001<0271:ATLMOT>2.0.CO;2
Volume
1
Issue
4
First Page
271
Last Page
277
NSUWorks Citation
Niiler, P. P.,
Simco, E. R.,
Larue, R.
(1971). A Two-Layer Model of the North Atlantic Thermocline. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 1(4), 271-277.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/12
Comments
This is a copy of an article published in the Journal of Physical Oceanography © 1971, copyright American Meteorological Society; Journal of Physical Oceanography is available online at: http://www.ametsoc.org/