Electrical conductivity of the global ocean

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dc.contributor.authorTyler, Robert H.
dc.contributor.authorBoyer, Tim P.
dc.contributor.authorMinami, Takuto
dc.contributor.authorZweng, Melissa M.
dc.contributor.authorReagan, James R.
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-25T14:25:32Z
dc.date.available2022-05-25T14:25:32Z
dc.date.issued2017-11-14
dc.description.abstractThe electrical conductivity of the ocean is a fundamental parameter in the electrodynamics of the Earth System. This parameter is involved in a number of applications ranging from the calibration of in situ ocean flow meters, through extensions of traditional induction studies, and into quite new opportunities involving the remote sensing of ocean flow and properties from space-borne magnetometers such as carried aboard the three satellites of the Swarm mission launched in 2013. Here, the first ocean conductivity data set calculated directly from observed temperature and salinity measurements is provided. These data describe the globally gridded, three-dimensional mean conductivity as well as seasonal variations, and the statistics of spatial and seasonal variations are shown. This “climatology” data set of ocean conductivity is offered as a standard reference similar to the ocean temperature and salinity climatologies that have long been available.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipRHT acknowledges support from the NASA Earth Surfaces and Interiors Program. This study was partially supported by NOAA grant NA14NES4320003 (Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites—CICS) at the University of Maryland/ESSIC. Additional support was provided by the Ocean Observing and Monitoring Division, Climate Program Office, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. The authors wish to thank Trevor McDougall for helpful discussions. Funding support for this work includes the NASA Earth Surface and Interiors Program, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, and NOAA.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://earth-planets-space.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40623-017-0739-7#:~:text=The%20volumetrically%20weighted%20mean%20conductivity,3.31%20%C2%B1%200.23%20S%2Fm.en_US
dc.format.extent10 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m22rgr-lpeb
dc.identifier.citationTyler, R.H., Boyer, T.P., Minami, T. et al. Electrical conductivity of the global ocean. Earth Planets Space 69, 156 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-017-0739-7en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-017-0739-7
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/24719
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology
dc.rightsThis work was written as part of one of the author's official duties as an Employee of the United States Government and is therefore a work of the United States Government. In accordance with 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright protection is available for such works under U.S. Law.en_US
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dc.titleElectrical conductivity of the global oceanen_US
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