Project Title

The role of the upper tropical atlantic ocean dynamics and thermodynamics in tropical cyclone genesis

Investigators and co-investigators:
Gustavo J. Goni, Rick Lumpkin, Josefina Olascoaga and Joaquin A. Trinanes

This page shows some basic features of the region:

MICOM Animation Animation of Sea Surface Height from 1/12 deg. North Atlantic MICOM outputs (five years). Format: QuickTime. Size: 56.5 MB
Etop05 Bathymetry Monthly Mean Depth of the 20ùC Isotherm Monthly Mean Depth of the 26ùC Isotherm
Tropical Atlantic Bathymetry

Mean Depth 20 isotherm
Movie

Mean Depth 26 isotherm
Movie
SST from AVHRR: Jun 1st, 2004 TMI SST: Jun 19-20th, 2004 Reynolds SST Jun 2nd, 2004
AVHRR SST TMI SST
Infrared satellite observations are strongly affected by clouds. But the atmosphere is largely transfarent to microwaves (MW). Differences are clear on the graphics above. The map on the left shows a 1-day composite (June 1st, 2004) of sea surface temperatures over the equatorial atlantic region. There are areas where the cloud cover blocks the infrared radiation emitted by the underlying sea surface. This issue is mostly solved in MW imagery, as shows the figure on the center.
XBT Profiles Jan-Jun 2004 Drifter Buoys May 2004 CTD&Argo Jan-Jun 2004
CTD&Argo
High Density XBT Lines
Drifters XBT
QuikSCAT June 20th, 2004 SSM/I Mar 20th, 2004 Current field & Drifter Paths Jun 20th, 2004
QuikSCAT SSM/I Geostrophic Currents
Nimbus-7 CZCS Monthly Pigment Climatology Annual MODIS/Aqua Chlorophyll-a Y2003 SeaWiFS Chlorophyll-a Monthly Series Y1998
CZCS Monthly Pigment Animation
Monthly Animation(AVI)
MODIS/Aqua Chlor-a
Monthly animation(AVI)
Monthly animation(GIF)
SeaWiFS GIF Animation
SeaWiFS AVI Animation
Sea Height Anomaly Map Jun 20th, 2004 Lat-Time Diagram from XBT. Std Depth: 500m Tropical Cyclone Heat Potential Jun 21, 2004
SHA Map XBT Lat/Time 500m
TCHP Map
June 2004 Contact Information: Joaquin A. Trinanes DOC - NOAA - AOML - Disclaimer - Privacy