Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1962 · 17 citations · 2 references
EngineeringAntarctic RegionPolar EnvironmentsMarine ChemistryOceanographyEarth ScienceMarine MeteorologyAtmospheric ScienceSoutheast Pacific OceanOceanographic ResearchOceanic SystemsClimate VariabilitySouthern Indian OceanMeteorologyOceanic ForcingArctic OceanographyRoss Sea RegionEarth's ClimateClimatologyPhysical OceanographyOcean Physic
A study has been made of the ocean-atmosphere exchange of heat and water vapor in the region from 40°S to Antarctica. An empirical expression of the Sverdrup-Jacobs type with Privett's K value and the Bowen ratio were used to determine the sensible heat exchange and evaporation rates. The area was divided into four geographic sectors: South Atlantic Ocean, Southern Indian Ocean, Ross Sea Region, and Southeast Pacific Ocean. Evaporation varies from a maximum of 0.56 g/cm2/day in the 40° to 45°S zone of the Ross Sea region during the September-October-November period to a minimum of 0.01 g/cm2/day in the 50° to 55°S belt of the southern Indian Ocean during June-July-August. In the case of the sensible heat flux, the maximum (539.5 cal/cm2/day) occurs in the 75° to 80°S zone of the Ross Sea region in September-October-November; while the minimum (−68.8 cal/cm2/day) is in the 55° to 60°S belt of the southeast Pacific Ocean during December-January-February.
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