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gfdl's home page > gfdl on-line bibliography > 1978: Journal of Geophysical Research, 83(C4), 1958-1962
The annual variation in the global heat balance of the earth
| Ellis, J. S., T. H. Vonder Haar, S. Levitus, and A. H. Oort, 1978: The annual variation in the global heat balance of the earth. Journal of Geophysical Research, 83(C4), 1958-1962. |
| Abstract: An annual variation with a range of 31 W m-2 is found in the global net radiation balance of the earth. The net radiation flux values measured from satellites and the changes in total heat content computed from independent sets of atmospheric and oceanic data show annual variations which are consistent with each other in both phase and magnitude. The net energy gain and loss by the planet within a year is stored and released within the system primarily by the oceans. |