The significance of year-round relationships between synoptic storm activity and sea-surface temperature (SST) over the North Pacific Ocean for the period January 1969 through December 1978, were examined using cross-correlation analysis. The possible existence of a seasonal dependence in the SST-wind relationships was examined using sub-sample record cross-correlation analysis and model tests with both a constant and a variable mixed-layer depth, respectively. Wind forcing data was represented by (U-3*), friction velocity cubed, and wind stress curl (CURL sub Z tau), as computed from: (a) High-pass filtered wind components only (periods less than ten days), (b) High- and Low- pass filtered wind components which includes the interaction terms and (c) the unfiltered (total) wind components
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nps.edu/oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/20657 |
| Date | January 1981 |
| Creators | Houtman, Bauke H. |
| Contributors | NA, NA, NA, NA |
| Publisher | Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School |
| Source Sets | Naval Postgraduate School |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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