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Climate Atlas of the Atlantic Ocean

Derived from the Comprehensive Ocean Atmosphere Data Set (COADS)

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  • © 2001

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  1. Ralf Lindau

    1. Department of Marine Sciences, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany

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Table of contents (43 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

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      Pages 1-1

  3. Data and Data Treatment

    1. Data and Data Treatment

      • Ralf Lindau
      Pages 1-2

  4. Derivation of Air Sea Fluxes by Parameterisations

    1. Derivation of Air Sea Fluxes by Parameterisations

      • Ralf Lindau
      Pages 2-12

  5. Net Air-Sea Heat Flux and Meridional Heat Transport

    1. Net Air-Sea Heat Flux and Meridional Heat Transport

      • Ralf Lindau
      Pages 12-16

  6. Concluding Remarks

    1. Concluding Remarks

      • Ralf Lindau
      Pages 16-17

  7. References

    1. References

      • Ralf Lindau
      Pages 18-19

  8. Observations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21
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    2. Tim-Latitude Diagrams

      • Ralf Lindau
      Pages 23-27

    3. Annual Cycles at Selected Locations

      • Ralf Lindau
      Pages 29-49

    4. Observation Density

      • Ralf Lindau
      Pages 51-56

    5. Sea Surface Temperature

      • Ralf Lindau
      Pages 57-76

    6. Air Temperature

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      Pages 77-83

    7. Air minus Sea Surface Temperature

      • Ralf Lindau
      Pages 85-104

    8. Mixing Ratio

      • Ralf Lindau
      Pages 105-124

    9. Relative Humidity

      • Ralf Lindau
      Pages 125-131

    10. Air minus Sea Surface Mixing Ratio

      • Ralf Lindau
      Pages 133-141

    11. Total Cloud Cover

      • Ralf Lindau
      Pages 142-155

    12. Low Cloud Cover

      • Ralf Lindau
      Pages 157-163

    13. Precipitation Frequency

      • Ralf Lindau
      Pages 165-179
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The presented climate atlas follows with regard to structure and vol­ ume the Bunker Climate Atlas of the North Atlantic Ocean published 1985 by H.-J. Isemer and L. Hasse, which has become a standard work for the climate study community. A new edition was appropriate, since during the last decade much progress was achieved in the correct interpretation of the wind speed reported by merchant ships. As the wind speed is an essential parameter for the fundamental air-sea interactions, namely the exchange of momentum and energy between ocean and atmosphere, considerable impact on resulting climate key parameters as Sverdrup transport or meridional heat transport could be expected. Furthermore, individual ship observations are nowadays available from COADS, the Comprehensive Ocean Atmosphere Data Set, and, due to the grown computer power, these data are processable in reasonable time. Thus, improving the calculations of air-sea fluxes, as performed by Isemer and Hasse, is no longer a complex and tricky venture, since flux parameterizations can be applied directly to the ship observations. Compared to the Bunker Altas we expanded the considered sea area and included also the South Atlantic. Considering the entire Atlantic Ocean reveals not only interesting features of the southern hemisphere but allows also a finer assessment of the resulting energy fluxes.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Marine Sciences, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany

    Ralf Lindau

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Climate Atlas of the Atlantic Ocean

  • Book Subtitle: Derived from the Comprehensive Ocean Atmosphere Data Set (COADS)

  • Authors: Ralf Lindau

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59526-4

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2001

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-64009-4Published: 25 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-59526-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 514

  • Topics: Oceanography, Atmospheric Sciences

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