North Atlantic Heat Flux
•
Net Heat Flux is given as
•
Q
net
= Q
H
+Q
E
+Q
LW
+Q
SW
•
where,
•
Q
H
=
Sensible Heat Loss
•
Q
E
=
Latent Heat Loss
•
Q
LW
=
Longwave Loss
•
Q
SW
=
Shortwave Heat Gain
•
Is the NCEP climatology underestimating/overestimating any
of these components?