Questions
SOI-BBS
soi-asia@soi.wide.ad.jp
Course Info
Advanced Topics for Marine Technology and Logistics 2006
Copyright

INDEX
  1. The Argo project: a real time monitoring network of the world oceans
  2. Why should we know and understand the ocean?
  3. Our life does not run without ocean.
  4. Sciences on the ocean
  5. Our interests on the physical aspects of the world oceans
  6. A major warm current in the Northern Hemisphere
  7. Surface current systems of the world oceans (from'Ocean Circulations')
  8. Sea surface temperature
  9. Four ways to approach
  10. Quiz
  11. The answers imply
  12. Therefore, observations of the ocean is very challenging.
  13. How do you observe the ocean?
  14. Platform, where you make observation
  15. Observation platform
  16. Ordinary platforms for ocean sciences
  17. Ordinary platforms:research ships
  18. A CTD observation on a research ships
  19. Ordinary platforms:voluntary observing ships or ship-of-opportunity (non-research ships)
  20. XBT observation lines and a voluntary ship
  21. Ordinary platforms:mooring buoys
  22. A surface mooring
  23. Ordinary platforms:satellites
  24. Non of ordinary platforms are suitable for basin-wide monitoring under-water conditions.
  25. A new platform: profiling float
  26. Mechanism of a profiling float
  27. An APEX float
  28. A PROVOR float
  29. An observation cycle of a profiling float(1)
  30. An observation cycle of a profiling float(2)
  31. Profiling floats
  32. The Argo Project
  33. What are Argo's Objectives?
  34. Argo design and data
  35. Benefits of the Argo Project
  36. An observation cycle of a profiling float(2)
  37. An example of temperature
  38. As of Nov. 27, 2006, 2462 floats are operating, including 354 Japanese floats
  39. How evolutionary is the Argo monitoring system for ocean observation?
  40. Observation points in 1999
  41. Distribution of the historical observations in 20th
  42. As of Nov. 27, 2006, 2462 floats are operating, including 354 Japanese floats
  43. Recent works with the Argo observations
  44. Year-to-year variations of the surface mixed layer depth in the North Pacific observed by Argo floats
  45. An example of observed mixed layer southeast of Japan in Feb. 1, 2006
  46. Surface mixed layer
  47. Mixed layer in the North Pacific in March 2006
  48. Time depth section of temperature and surface heat flux in the area of 30-35N,145-150E
  49. Subsurface conditions of the Pacific ocean monitored by Argo floats
  50. Temperature in 100 m in Oct. 2006
  51. Temperature in 1000m in Oct. 2006
  52. Temperature in 2000 m in Oct. 2006
  53. Geostrophic current vector and dynamic height anomaly on 10-m level
  54. Geostrophic current vector and dynamic height anomaly on 100-m level
  55. Geostrophic current vector and dynamic height anomaly on 1000-m level
  56. What we can do with Argo
  57. How do you know oceanic current fields from temperature and salinity observations from Argo?
  58. Two ways to infer ocean current from Argo data
  59. What is the geostrophic current?
  60. Geostrophic current in the Northern Hemisphere(1)
  61. Geostrophic current in the Northern Hemisphere(2)
  62. Geostrophic current:balance between pressure gradient force and the Coriolis force in horizontal direction
  63. The Coriolis force(1)
  64. The Coriolis force(2)
  65. Large scale flows in ocean and atmosphere in middle to high latitudes
  66. Balance of forces in geostrophic flow
  67. Sea level and geostrophic current in the Northern Hemisphere
  68. A major warm current in the Northern Hemisphere
  69. Sea surface across the Kuroshio current
  70. How do you estimate ocean currents from temperature and salinity observations?
  71. To know geostrophic current
  72. The Geostrophic equation(1)
  73. The Geostrophic equation(2)
  74. temperature and salinity profiles from Argo floats
  75. Geostrophic current vector and dynamic height anomaly on 10-m level
  76. The geostrophic equation
  77. Argo's future
  78. Conclusion
  79. If you want to know more about Argo, please access the sites below.
  80. Q1 from Classroom
  81. Q2 from Classroom
  82. Question
  83. A is on the latitude of 35 degrees
  84. Instruction for solving the problem