South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation and Meridional Heat Transport

Estimates based on satellite-altimetry data at different latitudes

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SAMHT - South Atlantic Meridional Heat Transport (unit is PW X100)
SAMOC - South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (units is Sv, 1 Sv = 10⁶m³ s^-1)

Altimetry-derived SAMHT State
Latitude	State by year
20°S             Total
Geostrophic
Ekman
25°S             Total
Geostrophic
Ekman
30°S             Total
Geostrophic
Ekman
34.5°S             Total
Geostrophic
Ekman

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