Science · 1980 · 129 citations · 5 references
Natural SciencesEarth SciencesOceanographyHeat TransferOcean CirculationPhysical OceanographyHeat ExchangeHeat FlowOcean CurrentsSea Surface TemperatureSensible Heat ExchangeSurface CurrentsAir - Sea Heat ExchangeAir - Sea Heat FluxesCurrentsHeat TransportOcean-atmosphere Heat ExchangeOceanic Heat FlowSea Surface Heat ExchangeSurface Energy Exchange
The heat transported by currents across 25 degrees N in the Atlantic Ocean is estimated from oceanographic measurements to be 1.1 x 10(15) watts northward. This figure agrees, within estimated error, with the value obtained from charts of energy exchange between ocean and atmosphere but is smaller by a factor of 2 than the recent value derived from satellite radiation measurements.
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