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Surface heat flux estimates from NCAR electra data over the pacific warm pool during TOGA COARE

Creator:

Greiser, Christine M.

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The warm pool region of the western tropical Pacific is of particular interest to atmospheric dynamics because it represents a significant source of energy to the atmosphere. A better understanding of heat transfer driven by mesoscale and turbulent circulations within this region could lead to improved global circulation models, and...

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Masters Thesis

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degree of Master of Science in Atmospheric Sciences presented on January 25. 2002 Title: Surface Heat
Comparison of radiative feedback variability over multiple time scales in climate model and reanalysis data

Creator:

Dalton, Meghan M.

Abstract:

In a steady state, the Earth's absorbed solar radiation (ASR) balances the outgoing longwave radiation (OLR) at the top of the atmosphere (TOA). In response to a radiative forcing, that is, an external perturbation to the top of the atmosphere energy balance, the Earth's climate system adjusts until reaching a...

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Masters Thesis

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. Monthly departures from the mean of each feedback variable (specific humidity, atmospheric temperature