Three-months extended and seasonal forecast of sea surface temperature anomalies for thermodynamic climate prediction

Conservation of thermal energy applied to the upper mixed layer of the ocean is used to predict sea surface temperature anomalies (SSTA) and their monthly changes for periods up to three months, and for seasonal prediction in the North Pacific and North Atlantic oceans. The conservation equation inc...

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Autores: Adem, J., Mendoza, V. M., Villanueva, E. E.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2000
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Geofísica Internacional
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistagi.geofisica.unam.mx:article/694
Acceso en línea:http://revistagi.geofisica.unam.mx/index.php/RGI/article/view/694
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Predicción mensual y estacional
temperatura superficial oceánica
modelo termodinámico
Monthly and seasonal prediction
sea surface temperature
thermodynamic model
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Sumario:Conservation of thermal energy applied to the upper mixed layer of the ocean is used to predict sea surface temperature anomalies (SSTA) and their monthly changes for periods up to three months, and for seasonal prediction in the North Pacific and North Atlantic oceans. The conservation equation includes horizontal transport of heat by mean ocean currents and by horizontal turbulent eddies, as well as heating by short-and long-wave radiation, evaporation and sensible heat transmitted to the atmosphere by vertical turbulent transport. Computations for the period from June 1980 to May 1984 show that this model has some skill in predicting the large scale SSTA and monthly changes for periods as long as three months, and in predicting the seasonal SSTA.