ANNUAL CYCLES AT SELECTED LOCATIONS
300
200
100
a
- 100
- 200
Caribbean Sea
13)[ to 15N
78W to 77W
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sw
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l
_ I R _ I R - -- I R - I R
LE
300
200
100
o
- 100
-200
- 300
300
degr
270
180
90
o
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18
12
6
o
-6
- 12
- 18
307
et shortwave r adiation
SW
225.4 Wm - "
Net longwave radialion
[R
-61.5 Wm-'
Lalen l heal fhD<
LE
- 165.4 Wm- '
Se sible h"al flux
HH
- 5.9 Wm-'
Net h eat flux
KF
2 .5 Wm - '
et radiation
'R
173.9 Wm-'
Ocean heat loss
OL
- 222.9 Wm- "
Turbulent fluxes
TF
-171.4 Wm - '
Directioo of wind stress
01
72.0 degr
Magoilude of wind stress
IT
12.0 /0-' Nm- '
u-component o f wind slress TX
- U.4 /0- ' Nm- 2
v component of wind stress TV
- 3.'1' /0- 2 Nm- '
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F
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NF
/
TF
TF -----~TF~ TF
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OL ~ ~ OL
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OL
~ OL
IT
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TT
TV ~TV~
TY ~
TY
TX
~TX
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~TX
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