Fig. 3: Inter-basin contrast in surface net heat flux (Qnet) and wind stress curl (WSC). | Nature Communications

Fig. 3: Inter-basin contrast in surface net heat flux (Qnet) and wind stress curl (WSC).

From: Inter-basin contrast in the Southern Ocean warming

Fig. 3

a, c Linear trends (solid curves) and annual climatology (dashed curves) of zonal-mean Qnet and WSC in the Pacific (from 150°E to 70°W) and Atlantic-Indian (from 70°W to 150°E) sectors during 1960–2020. Black dashed lines denote 55°S and 35°S. b, d Average high-latitude (55°S-70°S) Qnet in open-ocean regions (annual mean sea ice concentration <50%) and average mid-latitude (35°S-55°S) WSC in the Pacific and Atlantic-Indian sectors based on ERA5 reanalysis. Dashed lines in (b, d) denote the linear regression.

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