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meridional heat transport: a standalone construct

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Physical oceanography

the net northward or southward transport of energy by the ocean and atmosphere that offsets the radiative surplus of low latitudes.

In physical oceanography, meridional heat transport refers to the net northward or southward transport of energy by the ocean and atmosphere that offsets the radiative surplus of low latitudes. This meaning comes from Trenberth (2001) in Journal of Climate.[1]

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References

Trenberth, K. E., & Caron, J. M. (2001). Estimates of Meridional Atmosphere and Ocean Heat Transports. Journal of Climate, 14(16), 3433-3443. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0442(2001)014<3433:eomaao>2.0.co;2

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