Subsurface temperature and its relation to dynamic height at 130° E across the North Equatorial Current |
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Authors: | Qu Tangdong Gary Meyers Hu Dunxin |
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Institution: | (1) Institute of Oceanology, Academia Sinica, 266071 Qingdao;(2) Division of Oceanography, CSIRO, Hobart, Australia;(3) Institute of Oceanology, Academia Sinica, 266071 Qingdao |
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Abstract: | Temperature profiles down to 1500 m (CTD) collected by Academia Sinica from 1986 to 1990 are used and discussed in relation
to the dynamic heights at 130° E across the North Equatorial Current (NEC). An extremely high correlation between subsurface
(say at 400 m depth) temperature and dynamic height relative to 1500 db is found, and the corresponding regression relationships
suggest a method to estimate geostrophic circulation from subsurface temperature alone. These suggest that the conclusions
from extensive studies on this topic in Australian waters also apply to the NEC region, at least at 130°E, thus making the
subsurface thermal structure an excellent indicator of the variation of the NEC.
Contribution No. 2139 from the Institute of Oceanology, Academia Sinica. |
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Keywords: | subsurface temperature dynamic height relation |
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