Title :
Ocean-atmosphere interaction and surface temperature modulation by gravity-capillary waves
Author :
Naugolnykh, K. ; Charnotskii, M.
Author_Institution :
Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO
Abstract :
There is a difference between the temperature at the ocean-air interface and that of the interior layers, the surface is generally cooler than the subsurface water. The major temperature variation concentrated in the thin skin layer of about 10-1 cm thickness. Development of subsurface vorticity induced by steep capillary waves increases the heat conductivity and correspondingly decreases the surface cooling
Keywords :
gravity waves; ocean temperature; ocean waves; thermal conductivity; turbulence; wind; gravity-capillary waves; heat conductivity; ocean-atmosphere interaction; subsurface vorticity; surface cooling; surface temperature modulation; temperature variation; thin skin layer; Cooling; Equations; Gravity; Ocean temperature; Sea surface; Skin; Space heating; Stress; Surface waves; Thermal conductivity;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2004. IGARSS '04. Proceedings. 2004 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Anchorage, AK
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8742-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2004.1368536
