Open AccessRelationship between the thermal vertical structure of Cuban waters and tropical cyclone activity
Author(s) -
Ida Mitrani Arenal,
Oscar Onoe Díaz Rodríguez
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
ciencias marinas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.215
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2395-9053
pISSN - 0185-3880
DOI - 10.7773/cm.v30i2.182
Subject(s) - tropical cyclone , cyclone (programming language) , climatology , mixed layer , environmental science , thermal , oceanography , surface layer , sea surface temperature , atmospheric sciences , geology , layer (electronics) , meteorology , geography , materials science , field programmable gate array , computer science , computer hardware , composite material
A study of the oceanic surface layer is presented, taking into account its vertical thermal structure and time-space variability. Oceanographic data from 37 cruises were used. The thickness of the isothermal layer and depth of the 26ºC isotherm were determined. The possible connection between the thermal characteristics of the sea surface layer and tropical cyclone activity was analyzed. The presence of ENSO was considered. We show that the thermal characteristics of Cuban waters are always favorable for tropical cyclone development.