Estimating the global oceanic net freshwater flux from Argo and comparing it with satellite-based freshwater flux products

Evaluation of Freshwater Flux over the Ocean

Huge amounts of evaporation and precipitation exist over the ocean and play an important role in the global climate system. Therefore, evaluation of freshwater flux is critical for understanding the mechanism of global climate change. Recently we can use three kinds of global freshwater flux products such as in situ data, satellite data and reanalysis data. Although various studies were carried...

Whole - Body Calcium Flux Rates in Freshwater

Evaluation of satellite and reanalysis‐based global net surface energy flux and uncertainty estimates

The net surface energy flux is central to the climate system yet observational limitations lead to substantial uncertainty. A combination of satellite-derived radiative fluxes at the top of atmosphere adjusted using the latest estimation of the net heat uptake of the Earth system, and the atmospheric energy tendencies and transports from the ERA-Interim reanalysis are used to estimate surface e...

Ocean eddy freshwater flux convergence into the North Atlantic subtropics

Abstract For a quasi steady state condition, the water vapor flux from the ocean to atmosphere typical of the salty subtropics must be compensated by ocean processes that transfer freshwater into the evaporative regime. Observations of the North Atlantic subtropical sea surface salinity maximum region frequently reveal the presence of eddies with distinct salinity/temperature signatures of up t...

NOTES AND CORRESPONDENCE Oceanic Freshwater Budget and Transport as Derived from Satellite Radiometric Data

Blended satellite–ship evaporation and SSM/I retrieved precipitation fields are used to compute oceanic freshwater budget (FWB) and transport (FWT) over a 3-year period (1988–90). In order to validate the results, comparisons on monthly, seasonal, and multiyear average bases are performed with ECMWF analyzed field and climatology respectively. For May 1988, differences between ECMWF output and ...