Posted by Dongxiao Zhang on November 07, 2000 at 21:30:27:
In Reply to: superb! -and question about atmospheric estimates posted by Randy Watts on November 07, 2000 at 19:37:17:
: A clear and complete analysis - suber job!
: Is it understood why the old estimates of ocean
: heat flux, as a residual of radiation minus atmospheric
: heat flux, have all been about a factor of two high
: at 24N? (I realize this isn't your main subject,
: but it's still curious, isn't it?)
Hi Randy,
Thanks for your comment.
First, it is the uncertainty associated with the old
satellite data analysis.
Secondly and maybe more associated with your question,
the bad coverage of atmospheric measurements
over the interior ocean did not account for the
vigorous of atmospheric heat transport (Trenberth and
Soloman, 1994). The residual of the radiation and
atmospheric heat flux is therefore larger than
the accepted ocean heat transport across this latitude.
Best Regards,
Dongxiao