Comparative analysis of the seasonal sea surface temperature & wind stress in the four major eastern boundary current systems

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dc.contributor.advisorShillington, Franken_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorRoy, Claudeen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLamont, Tarronen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-13T19:49:17Z
dc.date.available2014-08-13T19:49:17Z
dc.date.issued2006en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe coastal upwelling regions along northwest Africa (the Canary system), southwest Africa (the Benguela system), North America (the California system), and South America (the Peru-Chile system) were studied and compared on a seasonal timescale. A 17 -year NOAA Pathfinder Sea Surface Temperature (SST) dataset with a spatial resolution of 9km was used to describe the large-scale temporal and spatial variability of upwelling within the four regions. An upwelling index (OSST) was derived in order to add to the patterns of upwelling variability described from the sea surface temperature. The upwelling index was also used to describe the similarities and differences between the four upwelling regions. A 10-year ERS wind stress dataset with a spatial resolution of 10 x 10 was used to derive the offshore Ekman Transport in each of the regions. The offshore Ekman Transport was used to supplement the description of SST's in each system. Principal Component Analysis was used to investigate the variance structure of the anomalies of the sea surface temperature in each of the four regions. The results of the principal component analysis are interpreted in terms of the underlying physical dynamics.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationLamont, T. (2006). <i>Comparative analysis of the seasonal sea surface temperature & wind stress in the four major eastern boundary current systems</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Oceanography. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6486en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationLamont, Tarron. <i>"Comparative analysis of the seasonal sea surface temperature & wind stress in the four major eastern boundary current systems."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Oceanography, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6486en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationLamont, T. 2006. Comparative analysis of the seasonal sea surface temperature & wind stress in the four major eastern boundary current systems. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Lamont, Tarron AB - The coastal upwelling regions along northwest Africa (the Canary system), southwest Africa (the Benguela system), North America (the California system), and South America (the Peru-Chile system) were studied and compared on a seasonal timescale. A 17 -year NOAA Pathfinder Sea Surface Temperature (SST) dataset with a spatial resolution of 9km was used to describe the large-scale temporal and spatial variability of upwelling within the four regions. An upwelling index (OSST) was derived in order to add to the patterns of upwelling variability described from the sea surface temperature. The upwelling index was also used to describe the similarities and differences between the four upwelling regions. A 10-year ERS wind stress dataset with a spatial resolution of 10 x 10 was used to derive the offshore Ekman Transport in each of the regions. The offshore Ekman Transport was used to supplement the description of SST's in each system. Principal Component Analysis was used to investigate the variance structure of the anomalies of the sea surface temperature in each of the four regions. The results of the principal component analysis are interpreted in terms of the underlying physical dynamics. DA - 2006 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2006 T1 - Comparative analysis of the seasonal sea surface temperature & wind stress in the four major eastern boundary current systems TI - Comparative analysis of the seasonal sea surface temperature & wind stress in the four major eastern boundary current systems UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6486 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/6486
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationLamont T. Comparative analysis of the seasonal sea surface temperature & wind stress in the four major eastern boundary current systems. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Oceanography, 2006 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6486en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Oceanographyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherOceanographyen_ZA
dc.titleComparative analysis of the seasonal sea surface temperature & wind stress in the four major eastern boundary current systemsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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