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Heat Exchange: Q total = Q s -(Q b + Q e + Q h ). Freshwater Exchange = Precipitation - Evaporation. Qs, 168 watts/m 2 Short wave solar radiation. Q h 24 watts/m 2. Qb, 66 watts/m 2 long wave terrestial radiation. Qe, 78 watts/m 2 evaporation.
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Heat Exchange: Qtotal = Qs -(Qb + Qe + Qh) Freshwater Exchange = Precipitation - Evaporation Qs, 168 watts/m2 Short wave solar radiation Qh 24 watts/m2 Qb, 66 watts/m2 long wave terrestial radiation Qe, 78 watts/m2 evaporation
Heat Flux between the ocean and atmosphere Heat Exchange: Qtotal = Qs -(Qb + Qe + Qh)
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Surface Deep Bottom
Stratification under a full sea ice cover, Weddell sea There is a lot of subsurface heat, separated from the surface mixed layer by a weak pycnocline. Slight changes in stratification would induce big changes in vertical heat flux and of the winter sea ice cover