Estimates of net heat fluxes over the Atlantic Ocean
Estimates of net heat fluxes over the Atlantic Ocean
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10.1002/2013jc009386
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2014
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R. Pinker;A. Bentamy;K. Katsaros;Yingtao Ma;C. Li
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R. Pinker;A. Bentamy;K. Katsaros;Yingtao Ma;C. Li
maximum difference in sensible and latent heat fluxes can be about 30 W/m 2 , the mean values for latent heat fluxes are 22.27 W/m 2 for January and 5.40 W/m 2 for July. For sensible heat, they are 2.82 W/m 2 for January and 5.64 W/m 2 for July. We show that the maximum difference in net radiative fluxes can be as high as 55 W/m 2 , for January, the mean difference in net SW is 6.31 W/m 2 and in net LW it is 12.14 W/m 2 . For July, the respective differences are 29.99 W/m 2 for the SW and 14.31 W/m 2 for the LW. Relationships between the fluxes and satellite derived surface wind speed, total precipitable water, and cloud cover provide insight on the dominant processes that control the net heat flux. This study is intended to present an estimate of uncertainties that still exist in the net heat flux at the ocean-atmosphere interface.