The relationship of wind stress to heat flux divergence of Texas-Louisiana shelf waters |
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| Authors: | Paul C Etter William F Ulm John D Cochrane |
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| Institution: | 2. Civil Engineering Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, U.S.A.;3. Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | Monthly, multi-annual mean heat budgets are calculated for waters overlying the Texas-Louisiana shelf. Heat storage rates are calculated on the basis of a volumetric temperature-salinity census; unpublished data from Bunker are consulted to determine surface heat exchanges. Monthly heat flux divergences, calculated as residuals in the heat budget equation, show divergence of heat during the months of June and July, the upwelling season for much of the Texas-Louisiana coast, and convergence of heat during the rest of the year when winds conducive to downwelling prevail. |
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