ANNUAL CYCLES AT SELECTED LOCATIONS
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300
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200
100
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200
360
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- 200
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Net shortwave radiation
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114.0 Wm-'
Net longwave ,·adialio n
IR
-69. 1 Wm- ·
!.elenl heal flux
LE
- 53.8 Wm- '
Sensible heal flux
HH
- 10.5 Wm- 2
et he t flux
F
-19.3 Wm- '
Net radiation
R
44.9 Wm 2
Ocean heat loss
OL
-133.3 Wm- 2
Turbulent fluxes
TF
- 64.2 Wm- 2
Direction of wmd stress
Dl
269.1 degr
Magnitude of wind s tress
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u - component of wind sLress TX
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