Fluxes of radiation, sensible and latent heat, and fluxes of heat and salt within
the upper layer of the ocean were calculated on the basis of measurements carried
out in the area of the Norwegian-Atlantic and West Spitsbergen Currents during
summer 2000.
The sea surface radiation balance was calculated from direct measurements of
downward and upward short-wave (solar) radiation, the net radiation fluxes and
sea surface temperature. The daily doses of radiation energy reaching and leaving
the sea surface were also estimated.
To calculate the vertical heat fluxes in the atmospheric boundary layer the bulk
parameterisation method was used. In most cases, the calculated heat fluxes were
rather low, the average sensible heat flux was c. 10 Wm−2, and the latent heat flux
about one order of magnitude higher; this is what could be expected in summer.
Salt fluxes to the air in the process of aerosol production are very small and can
be neglected.
In summer the highest quantities of heat and salt are exchanged during mixing
with surrounding waters. According to our measurements, Atlantic Water on its northward course from
about 70◦N to 79◦ N loses about 100 TWof heat and 900 × 103 kg of salt. We
thought it could be interesting to find out what happens to them. Some preliminary
results of our investigation are presented here.
Ta witryna wykorzystuje pliki cookies do przechowywania informacji na Twoim komputerze. Pliki cookies stosujemy w celu świadczenia usług na najwyższym poziomie, w tym w sposób dostosowany do indywidualnych potrzeb. Korzystanie z witryny bez zmiany ustawień dotyczących cookies oznacza, że będą one zamieszczane w Twoim komputerze. W każdym momencie możesz dokonać zmiany ustawień dotyczących cookies
Informacja
SZANOWNI CZYTELNICY!
UPRZEJMIE INFORMUJEMY, ŻE BIBLIOTEKA FUNKCJONUJE W NASTĘPUJĄCYCH GODZINACH:
Wypożyczalnia i Czytelnia Główna: poniedziałek – piątek od 9.00 do 19.00