Water Balance and Heat Flow of the Arctic Ocean
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16862106 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eberhard Vowinckel, Svenn Orvig |
| Year | 1962 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 1962-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | ARCTIC (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-0843 • E-ISSN: 1923-1245 |
| Publisher | The Arctic Institute of North America (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.14430/arctic3574 |
| OpenAlex | W2161404522 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 4 |
Summarizes the literature on these two elements of the heat balance. Specific heat of water 1 cal/g degree, and density: 1 g/cu cm are used in the calculations, and a resulting inaccuracy of about 3% is expected. Method of calculation is described; energy in- and outflux values and the mean temperatures are discussed for the various ocean currents into and out of the Arctic. Runoff and precipitation are also considered. Ice export by the various currents is dealt with, and the heat gain by formation and export of sea ice is calculated, for the 14,090,000 sq km area of the central basin and adjacent seas, also for the 9,906,000 sq km "polar ocean" excluding the Norwegian and Greenland Seas. Water balance and heat flux estimates are tabulated and briefly evaluated
Arctic · Arctic ice pack · Atmospheric sciences · Climatology · Energy balance · Geography · Heat flow · Heat flux · Heat transfer · Meteorology · Physics · Polar · Precipitation · Sea ice · The arctic · Thermodynamics · Water balance · Water mass · Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics · Environmental Science · Geological Studies and Exploration · Geology · Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena · Oceanography
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1964 - 1973 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |