Extended Abstract (212K)P6.7
Flux–profile relations over the open ocean
Carl A. Friehe, University of California, Irvine, CA; and T. Hristov
Temperature and humidity profiles were measured in the marine atmospheric surface layer over the ocean from the stable platform R/P FLIP near Oahu, Hawaii as a part of the RED experiment. Five radiation-shielded sensors (thermistors for temperature, cooled-mirror dew pointers for humidity) were at fixed heights over the range 5 to 17m above the sea surface. Four sonic anemometers were also in the vertical array. Conditions were slightly unstable, typical of the trade-wind boundary layer. Initial evaluations of the flux-profile relationships indicate that the temperature and humidity profiles differ significantly from those over land and from each other.
Poster Session 6, Red Seas Experiments and Active Remote Sensing of Air-Sea Interaction
Thursday, 13 February 2003, 9:45 AM-11:00 AM
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