Comparison of bulk sea surface and mixed layer temperatures

Robust comparison of climate models with observations using blended land air and ocean sea surface temperatures

Joint Variability of Global Runoff and Global Sea Surface Temperatures

Global land surface runoff and sea surface temperatures (SST) are analyzed to identify the primary modes of variability of these hydroclimatic data for the period 1905–2002. A monthly water-balance model first is used with global monthly temperature and precipitation data to compute time series of annual gridded runoff for the analysis period. The annual runoff time series data are combined wit...

Processes that influence sea surface temperature and ocean mixed layer depth variability in a coupled model

A 50-year coupled atmosphere-ocean model integration is used to study sea surface temperature (SST) and mixed layer depth (h), and the processes which influence them. The model consists of an atmospheric general circulation model coupled to an ocean mixed layer model in ice-free regions. The midlatitude SST variability is simulated fairly well, although the maximum variance is underestimated an...

The Correlation between U.S. Tornadoes and Pacific Sea Surface Temperatures

The correlation between tornadic activity in several regions of the United States and the monthly mean sea surface temperature over four zones in the tropical Pacific Ocean is examined. Tornadic activity is gauged with two mostly independent measures: the number of tornadoes per month, and the number of tornadic days per month. Within the assumptions set forth for the analysis, it is found that...

Sea surface salinity variability from a simplified mixed layer model of the global ocean