Atlantic Heat Transport Quarterly Reports
Quarterly reports assessing the state of the Atlantic oceanic heat transport are derived using data collected as part of the NOAA/OCO Global Observing System for the North and South Atlantic. The methodology is described here and more specifically for the North Atlantic (AX7) and South Atlantic (AX18).
Producing uncertainty estimates for these heat transport values is an active and ongoing research project and cannot be provided with certainty at this time.
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North Atlantic Section AX7:
Where poleward heat transport is near a maximum.
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South Atlantic Section AX18:
Where heat transport is highly variable and uncertain,
including influences from the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
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