Towed Thermistor Chain Observations during MILE

Observations of temperature between 20 and 40 m depth were made with a towed thermistor chain in the North Pacific (50N, 145W) during the Mixed Layer Experiment (MILE). The chain was usually towed at a speed of 3 m/s around a 20 km square on alternate days for a three-week period beginning on August...

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Main Authors: Spoering,T J, Paulson,C A, Denbo,D, Wagner,J
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
BATHYTHERMOGRAPH DATA
BATHYTHERMOGRAPHS
INTERNAL WAVES
ISOTHERMS
NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
THERMISTORS
THERMOCLINES
TOWED BODIES
VARIATIONS
WUNR083102
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Summary:Observations of temperature between 20 and 40 m depth were made with a towed thermistor chain in the North Pacific (50N, 145W) during the Mixed Layer Experiment (MILE). The chain was usually towed at a speed of 3 m/s around a 20 km square on alternate days for a three-week period beginning on August 1977. The observations were averaged over sequential 30-second intervals and isotherm depths were interpolated from the averaged observations. Plots of temperature and isotherm depth are presented. The plots show the horizontal variability of temperature in the well-mixed layer and the vertical displacement of isotherms induced by internal waves in the thermocline. (Author)