Significant Atmospheric Boundary Layer Change Observed above an Agulhas Current Warm Cored Eddy
Joint Authors
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-03-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The air-sea impact of a warm cored eddy ejected from the Agulhas Retroflection region south of Africa was assessed through both ocean and atmospheric profiling measurements during the austral summer.
The presence of the eddy causes dramatic atmospheric boundary layer deepening, exceeding what was measured previously over such a feature in the region.
This deepening seems mainly due to the turbulent heat flux anomaly above the warm eddy inducing extensive deep and persistent changes in the atmospheric boundary layer thermodynamics.
The loss of heat by turbulent processes suggests that this kind of oceanic feature is an important and persistent source of heat for the atmosphere.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Messager, C.& Swart, S.. 2016. Significant Atmospheric Boundary Layer Change Observed above an Agulhas Current Warm Cored Eddy. Advances in Meteorology،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1095426
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Messager, C.& Swart, S.. Significant Atmospheric Boundary Layer Change Observed above an Agulhas Current Warm Cored Eddy. Advances in Meteorology No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1095426
American Medical Association (AMA)
Messager, C.& Swart, S.. Significant Atmospheric Boundary Layer Change Observed above an Agulhas Current Warm Cored Eddy. Advances in Meteorology. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1095426
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1095426