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A note on the annual cycles of surface heat balance and temperature over a continentA surface heating function, defined as the ratio of the time derivative of the mean annual temperature curve to the surface heat balance, is computed from the annual temperature range and heat balance data for the North American continent. An annual cycle of the surface heat balance is then reconstructed from the surface heating function and the annual temperature curve, and an annual cycle of evaporative plus turbulent heat loss is recomputed from the annual cycles of radiation balance and surface heat balance for the continent. The implications of these results for long range weather forecasting are discussed.
Document ID
19740026681
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Spar, J. (City Coll. of the City Univ. of New York NY, United States)
Crane, G. (City Coll. of the City Univ. of New York NY, United States)
Date Acquired
September 3, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1974
Subject Category
Geophysics
Report/Patent Number
NASA-CR-140587
CONTRIB-36
Accession Number
74N34794
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGR-33-013-086
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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