Analysis of Upper Ocean Thermal Structure in the Tropical Atlantic Ocean

在该项目下，pi将承担赤道大西洋XBT数据的汇编和分析，以支持热带海洋和全球大气（TOGA）计划的长期目标。横跨赤道大西洋的几条线路现在正在使用XBT进行常规采样。这些数据将被收集、质量控制，并分析地表温度和地下热结构的年际变化。这些结果将与大气数据相关联，并纳入模式，以便评估热结构对长期气候变化的影响。

Under this project the P.I's will undertake the compilation and analysis of XBT data from the equatorial Atlantic Ocean in support of the long-term objectives of the Tropical Ocean and Global Atmosphere (TOGA) Program. Several lines across the equatorial Atlantic are now being sampled routinely using XBT's. These data will be collected, quality-controlled, and analyzed for annual and interannual variability of the surface temperature and subsurface thermal structure. These results will be correlated with atmospheric data and incorporated into models in order to assess the impact of the thermal structure on longer term climate changes.