Examine the factors that influence the temperature distribution of the oceans. In what ways is ocean mean temperature a better parameter than sea surface temperature in predicting monsoons.

Temperature distribution in oceans give rise to thumoballine circulation ,thus its important to study .

factors that influence temperature distribution 1. latitude - torrid region's temperature is higher than higher latitudes ?tornid warm

2. Insolation - The movement of the Sun & its intensity also imparts the temperature of water.

3. Proximity to land landlocked ocean are more warm due to differential healthy of land & water. eg. Red Sea .

4. High Ocean currents depending on cold current tsunami currents reduces/increases temperature .

5. winds : The planetary winds move the warm surface water either off shore or on shore.

6. Undenate seabed relief Presence of volcanos etc. at the bottom may increase the ocean temperature

Ocean mean temperature is the average of the entire column of ocean water in the sea surface. It is a better parameter because:

It is more stable than sea surface temperature

a. Monsoons need to be sustained for longer period, thus the entire mean temperature is a better parameter.

Monitoring of ocean temperature is helpful to predict disasters, study the effect of global warming.