The Skin-Layer Ocean Heat Flux Instrument (SOHFI). Part I: Design and Laboratory Characterization

Sromovsky, Lawrence A.; Anderson, John R.; Best, F. A.; Boyle, J. P.; Sisko, C. A.; Suomi, V. E.

doi:10.1175/1520-0426(1999)016<1224:tslohf>2.0.co;2

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“…Direct measurements of Q are much more difficult than those of E and H over the water‐snow‐ice surfaces. We are aware of only one experimental technology for directly measuring Q over water surfaces [ Sromovsky et al , , ; Boyle , ], which, to our knowledge, has not been deployed in field experiments. Snow heat flux can be measured using soil heat flux sensors as those deployed during the Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean (SHEBA) experiment.…”

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A model of energy budgets over water, snow, and ice surfaces

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The recently formulated maximum entropy production (MEP) model over land surfaces has been generalized to water-snow-ice surfaces. Analytical solutions of energy budget in terms of the partition of surface radiative fluxes into (turbulent and/or conductive) heat fluxes at the earth-atmosphere interface are derived as functions of surface temperature (e.g., sea surface temperature). The MEP model does not require data of wind speed, air temperature-humidity, and surface roughness. Test of the MEP model using observations from several field experiments is encouraging. Potential applications of the proposed model for understanding long-term trends in surface heat fluxes and for closing global surface energy budget at the Earth's atmosphere are suggested.

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A model of energy budgets over water, snow, and ice surfaces

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“…There is the possibility of upgrading the SSST instrumentation to include a real-time two-point calibration system which will enhance the quality and accuracy of the SSST data. A SOHFI heat flux buoy [10] may also be added to the instrumentation to complement and better relate SSST and B SST in the future.…”

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The Hillarys Transect sea surface temperature measurement and validation program

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IGARSS 2001. Scanning the Present and Resolving the Future. Proceedings. IEEE 2001 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing

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There has been a heightened interest in sea surface temperature (SST) measurements during the past two decades, particularly on a global scale, due largely to the advent of several El Nino episodes and increasing worldwide concern about global warming.Because of the continuous global measurements of SST that satellites can provide they play a fundamental role in acquiring the data sets necessary for studies of such global processes. However, the satellite data still need to be validated against in-situ measurements in order to assess the accuracy of satellite SST retrieval algorithms.Since 1997 radiometric sea surface skin temperatures have been recorded monthly using a TASCO radiometer along a cross shelf transect extending 40 km offshore from a coastal location north of Perth, Western Australia.This SST measurement program is one component of the Hillarys Transect, an ongoing multidisciplinary oceanographic study which aims to quantify the seasonal variation of physical and biological variables in the coastal Indian Ocean.Validation of satellite SST retrieval algorithms is the primary aim of the SST measurement program component of the Hlllarys Transect, which also aims to develop a data set which captures the seasonal variation of SST off the coast of southern Western Australia.The radiometric SST measurements are made at 9 stations along the transect and each measurement is calibrated using a portable water-filled blackbody unit. Though the study is low budget, the seasonal variation in SST is clearly captured by the data set and good agreement between in-situ and satellite SST estimates are obtained. Calibration of the radiometer will be dkcussed along with the seasonal cycle of SST off the WA coast and the suitability of the instrumentation for validation of remotely sensed SST.

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