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| Fig. 1 Blame It On The Kid |
I. Anthropomorphism
It surprises some folks to learn that:
"It is a common characteristic of our species to assign human emotion and behaviour to other creatures and even inanimate objects—just ask any car owner. Common examples of such anthropomorphisms involve animals and pets, especially dogs and cats. These domesticated species are sometimes considered to behave like us and think like us, becoming pseudo-human.
One might think that such sentimental anthropomorphism would be unlikely to spill over into the biological sciences, but this is not so. Microbiology seems particularly susceptible and the literature is littered with examples of bacteria having to ‘make a choice to use a particular substrate' or a ‘decision to make a compound' and even ‘needing something'. When bacterial conjugation was discovered in the 1950s, bacteria were even classified as males and females participating in sexual mating. I am sure that many of you will be able to come up with examples from other fields."
(Anthropomorphism In Science). "Mother Nature" is an example, but so is "El Nino" and his sister "La Nina" (What is anthropomorphism?).
II. Just The Facts Ma'am
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| Fig. 2 The Saturation Chronicles - 25 |
To stick to the facts, today's post contains a plethora of HTML tables in the appendices (Appendix 1000s, Appendix 1100s, Appendix 3000s, Appendix 3100s, Appendix 5000s, Appendix 5100s, Appendix 7000s, Appendix 7100s).
They contain the facts of the relevant measurements in the World Ocean Database Zones shown in Fig. 2 as 'A', 'B', and 'C' outlined in red lines (note that Area B is where more of the El Nino, La Nina playground is located).
The professional anthropomorphism promoters seem to imagine that area as "Mother Nature's" womb where her children 'El Nino' and 'La Nina' were born and delivered by Santa Claus.
But I digress.
The data in the HTML tables (one table per WOD zone) are based on in situ measurements taken by CTD instruments the placed into the WOD.
III. Graphs
Today we are focusing in on the in situ measurements contained in the WOD zones shown in Fig. 3:
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| Fig. 3 Looking For Ports And Tide Gauge Stations |
1113, 1114, 1115, 1116, 1117, 7117, 7116, 7115, 7114, 7113, 7112, 7111, 7110, 7109, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 7017, 7016, 7015, 7014, 7013, 7012, 7011, 7010, 7009, 7008, 7007, 3013, 3014, 3015, 3016, 3017, 5017, 5016, 5015, 5014, 5013, 5012, 5011, 5010, 5009, 5008, 5007, 3113, 3114, 3115, 3116, 3117, 5117, 5116, 5115, 5114, 5113, 5112, 5111, 5110, 5109, 5108, 5107
(Fig. 3). This expands the area in Fig. 2, a bit, both northward and southward one layer into WOD layer 7 and 10, mainly to take note of some seaports and tide gauge stations.
The graphs in Fig. 4, Fig. 5, and Fig. 6 are made using in situ measurements stored in the WOD zones of Fig. 3 to calculate heat content (potential enthalpy), Conservative Temperature (CT), and the equivalent infrared photon count (MOL) if the photons were all of wavelength 1.3-6 m.
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| Fig. 4 Potential Enthalpy |
Note that these are overall averages of all of those WOD zones combined.
The appendices list in Section II above detail the individual zone and depth values for each year shown on these graphs at Fig. 4, Fig. 5, and Fig. 6.
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| Fig. 5 Mol Equivalent Photon Count |
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| Fig. 6 Conservative Temperature (deg. C) |
Notice that the patterns in the graphs match even though the quantities do not.
This is because they are all based on the Gibbs functions and the new international standards for oceanography science:
"These results prove that potential enthalpy is the quantity whose advection and diffusion is equivalent to advection and diffusion of “heat” in the ocean. That is, it is proven that to very high accuracy, the first law of thermodynamics in the ocean is the conservation equation of potential enthalpy. It is shown that potential enthalpy is to be preferred over the Bernoulli function. A new temperature variable called “conservative temperature” is advanced that is simply proportional to potential enthalpy. It is shown that present ocean models contain typical errors of 0.1°C and maximum errors of 1.4°C in their temperature because of the neglect of the nonconservative production of potential temperature ... and potential temperature, rests on an incorrect theoretical foundation" (Journal of Physical Oceanography, cf. Patterns: Conservative Temperature & Potential Enthalpy - 4, The World According To Measurements - 12).
IV. Closing Comments
The seaports and tide gauge stations located in the WOD zonesmentioned in Section III are:
Zone 1114 info:
Country: Guam, Seaport: Apra GU APR
Country: Mariana Islands, Seaport: Saipan MP SPN
Tide Gauge Station: APRA HARBOR
Tide Gauge Station: SAIPAN
Tide Gauge Station: PAGO BAY / GUAM
Tide Gauge Station: WAKE ISLAND
Tide Gauge Station: ENEWETOK
Tide Gauge Station: JOHNSTON ISLAND
Tide Gauge Station: HILO / HAWAII ISLAND
Zone 7110 info:
Country: Mexico, Seaport: Manzanillo MX ZLO
Country: Mexico, Seaport: Lazaro Cardenas MX LZC
Tide Gauge Station: MANZANILLO
Tide Gauge Station: MANZANILLO 2
Zone 7109 info:
Country: Guatemala, Seaport: Champerico GT CHR
Country: Mexico, Seaport: Coatzacoalcos MX COA
Country: Mexico, Seaport: Veracruz MX VER
Country: Mexico, Seaport: Acapulco MX ACA
Country: Mexico, Seaport: Salina Cruz MX SCX
Tide Gauge Station: ACAPULCO
Tide Gauge Station: SALINA CRUZ
Tide Gauge Station: COATZACOALCOS
Tide Gauge Station: ALVARADO
Tide Gauge Station: SAN JOSE II
Tide Gauge Station: CIUDAD DEL CARMEN
Tide Gauge Station: SAN JOSE
Tide Gauge Station: PUERTO ANGEL
Tide Gauge Station: CHAMPERICO
Tide Gauge Station: MALAKAL-B
Zone 1015 info:
Country: Micronesia, Seaport: Pohnpei FM PNI
Tide Gauge Station: CHUUK / MOEN ISLAND
Tide Gauge Station: POHNPEI-B
Tide Gauge Station: KAPINGAMARANGI
Tide Gauge Station: POHNPEI C
Tide Gauge Station: KWAJALEIN
Zone 1017 info:
Country: Kiribati, Seaport: Betio KI TRW
Tide Gauge Station: MAJURO-B
Tide Gauge Station: TARAWA-A / BETIO
Tide Gauge Station: TARAWA-B / BAIRIKI
Tide Gauge Station: TARAWA-C / BETIO
Tide Gauge Station: BETIO
Tide Gauge Station: MAJURO-C
Tide Gauge Station: CHRISTMAS ISLAND
Tide Gauge Station: FANNING-B
Tide Gauge Station: CHRISTMAS ISLAND II
Zone 7008 info:
Country: Costa Rica, Seaport: Caldera CR CAL
Country: Costa Rica, Seaport: Golfito CR GLF
Country: Costa Rica, Seaport: Puntarenas CR PAS
Country: Costa Rica, Seaport: Quepos CR XQP
Tide Gauge Station: PUERTO ARMUELLES
Tide Gauge Station: QUEPOS
Tide Gauge Station: PUERTO ARMUELLES B
Tide Gauge Station: QUEPOS B
Zone 7007 info:
Country: Colombia, Seaport: Buenaventura CO BUN
Country: Ecuador, Seaport: Esmeraldas EC ESM
Country: Panama, Seaport: Vacamonte PA VAC
Country: Panama, Seaport: Cristobal PA CTB
Tide Gauge Station: BALBOA
Tide Gauge Station: CRISTOBAL
Tide Gauge Station: BUENAVENTURA
Tide Gauge Station: NAOS ISLAND
Tide Gauge Station: TUMACO
Tide Gauge Station: COCO SOLO
Tide Gauge Station: NAOS ISLAND 2
Tide Gauge Station: SAUMLAKI
Zone 3014 info:
Country: Port Moresby, Seaport: PG POM
Tide Gauge Station: PORT MORESBY
Tide Gauge Station: MADANG
Tide Gauge Station: LAE
Tide Gauge Station: WEWAK
Tide Gauge Station: MANUS ISLAND
Tide Gauge Station: PORT MORESBY II
Tide Gauge Station: LOMBRUM
Zone 3015 info:
Country: Solomon Islands, Seaport: Viru Harbour SB VIU
Country: Solomon Islands, Seaport: Noro New Georgia SB NOR
Country: Solomon Islands, Seaport: Honiara SB HIR
Country: Solomon Islands, Seaport: Yandina Pavuvu Island SB XYA
Tide Gauge Station: RABAUL
Tide Gauge Station: HONIARA II
Tide Gauge Station: KAVIENG
Tide Gauge Station: HONIARA-B
Zone 3016 info:
Country: Nauru, Seaport: Nauru Island NR INU
Tide Gauge Station: NAURU
Tide Gauge Station: NAURU-B
Tide Gauge Station: FUNAFUTI
Tide Gauge Station: FUNAFUTI B
Zone 5017 info:
Country: Tuvalu, Seaport: Funafuti TV FUN
Tide Gauge Station: KANTON ISLAND
Tide Gauge Station: KANTON ISLAND-B
Tide Gauge Station: PENRHYN
Tide Gauge Station: NUKU HIVA
Tide Gauge Station: BALTRA-B
Zone 5008 info:
Country: Ecuador, Seaport: La Libertad EC LLD
Country: Ecuador, Seaport: Manta EC MEC
Country: Ecuador, Seaport: Puerto Bolivar EC PBO
Country: Peru, Seaport: Paita PE PAI
Country: Peru, Seaport: Talara PE TYL
Tide Gauge Station: TALARA
Tide Gauge Station: LA LIBERTAD II
Tide Gauge Station: LA LIBERTAD
Tide Gauge Station: SAN CRISTOBAL
Zone 5007 info:
Country: Ecuador, Seaport: Guayaquil EC GYE
Country: Peru, Seaport: Chimbote PE CHM
Country: Peru, Seaport: Salaverry PE SVY
Tide Gauge Station: PUERTO BOLIVAR
Zone 3113 info:
Country: Australia, Seaport: Darwin AU DRW
Tide Gauge Station: DARWIN
Tide Gauge Station: MILNER BAY (GROOTE EYLANDT)
Zone 3114 info:
Country: Australia, Seaport: Townsville AU TSV
Country: Australia, Seaport: Cairns AU CNS
Tide Gauge Station: TOWNSVILLE I
Tide Gauge Station: KARUMBA
Tide Gauge Station: CAIRNS
Tide Gauge Station: WEIPA
Tide Gauge Station: BOOBY ISLAND
Tide Gauge Station: INCE POINT
Tide Gauge Station: GOODS ISLAND
Tide Gauge Station: PORT DOUGLAS 2
Tide Gauge Station: CAPE FERGUSON
Tide Gauge Station: MOURILYAN HARBOUR
Tide Gauge Station: LUCINDA
Tide Gauge Station: TURTLE HEAD
Tide Gauge Station: ALOTAU
Zone 3116 info:
Country: Vanuatu, Seaport: Port Vila VU VLI
Country: Vanuatu, Seaport: Santo VU SAN
Tide Gauge Station: PORT VILA B
Zone 3117 info:
Country: American Samoa, Seaport: Pago Pago AS PPG
Country: Fiji, Seaport: Suva FJ SUV
Country: Fiji, Seaport: Savu Savu FJ SVU
Country: Fiji, Seaport: Labasa FJ LBS
Country: Fiji, Seaport: Levuka FJ LEV
Country: Fiji, Seaport: Lautoka FJ LTK
Tide Gauge Station: SUVA-A
Tide Gauge Station: LAUTOKA
Zone 5117 info:
Country: Samoa, Seaport: Apia WS APW
Country: Tonga, Seaport: Neiafu TO NEI
Country: Tonga, Seaport: Pangai TO PAN
Tide Gauge Station: PAGO PAGO
Tide Gauge Station: APIA B
Zone 5114 info:
Country: French Polynesia, Seaport: Papeete PF PPT
Tide Gauge Station: PAPEETE-B / FARE UTE POINT / SOC.IS.
Tide Gauge Station: RANGIROA
Tide Gauge Station: VAIRAO
Zone 5107 info:
Country: Chile, Seaport: Arica CL ARI
Country: Peru, Seaport: Matarani PE MRI
Country: Peru, Seaport: Callao PE CLL
Country: Peru, Seaport: Ilo PE ILO
Tide Gauge Station: MATARANI
Tide Gauge Station: ARICA
Tide Gauge Station: SAN JUAN
Tide Gauge Station: CALLAO 2
Tide Gauge Station: MATARANI B
Sea level change information is available about those seaports and tide gauge stations, alphabetized by country name: (Seaports With Sea Level Change - 36).
The previous post in this series is here.
