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b) NET HEATFLUX
c) WIND STRESS CURL
Figure 4: Atmospheric response to a mid-latitudinal SST anomaly. The upper panel shows
the response in the 500 hPa Eeld (gpm) , the middle panel shows that of the net surface
heat flux (W/ m 2 ) , while the lower panel shows that of the wind stress curl (Pa/m) . The
mean Eelds shown in the panels were obtained by averaging the results of a 12 member
ensemble of 3D-day perpetual January integrations using the same SST forcing. Please
note that the response weakens considerably when the ensemble size is increased.
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b) NET HEATFLUX
c) WIND STRESS CURL
Figure 4: Atmospheric response to a mid-latitudinal SST anomaly. The upper panel shows
the response in the 500 hPa Eeld (gpm) , the middle panel shows that of the net surface
heat flux (W/ m 2 ) , while the lower panel shows that of the wind stress curl (Pa/m) . The
mean Eelds shown in the panels were obtained by averaging the results of a 12 member
ensemble of 3D-day perpetual January integrations using the same SST forcing. Please
note that the response weakens considerably when the ensemble size is increased.