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Bjerknes compensation: a standalone construct

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Climate dynamics

the hypothesis that anomalies in ocean heat transport are offset by opposite anomalies in atmospheric heat transport, keeping total poleward energy transport steady.

In climate dynamics, Bjerknes compensation refers to the hypothesis that anomalies in ocean heat transport are offset by opposite anomalies in atmospheric heat transport, keeping total poleward energy transport steady. This meaning comes from Shaffrey (2006) in Journal of Climate.[1]

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References

Shaffrey, L., & Sutton, R. (2006). Bjerknes Compensation and the Decadal Variability of the Energy Transports in a Coupled Climate Model. Journal of Climate, 19(7), 1167-1181. https://doi.org/10.1175/jcli3652.1

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