CONTENTS 



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Introduction 



Sources of data 



Processing of data 



Heat exchange computations. 



Q(S), radiation from sun and sky_ 



Q(B), effective back radiation 



Q(E), the heat of evaporation 



Q(C), conduction of sensible heat. 

 Evaluation of results 



Inadequacies in the distribution and quality of data 



Effects of data inadequacies on the heat exchange results. 



Effects of processing techniques on the heat exchange results. 



Comparison with other results in the North Pacific 



Interseason and interyear comparisons 



Conclusion ^ 



Acknowledgment 



Literature cited 



Appendix table A 



Appendix table B^ _ 



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FIGURES 



1. The oceanographic and meteorological observational regions for the 

 Trade Wind Zone Oceanography Pilot Study ^ 



2. The heat of evaporation per unit difference in sea-air vapor pressure 

 as a function of the wind speed — — 



3. Monthly heat of evaporation, cal. cmT^ day"' , lat, 25° to 29° N., long. 

 140° to 144° W., July 1963 to June 1965. Q{E), mean heat of evapora- 

 tion based on computations made for each set of meteorological obser- 

 vations, Q(E|), mean heat of evaporation based on daily mean meteoro- 

 logical properties, and Q(E2), mean heat of evaporation based on month- 

 ly mean meteorological properties 



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Monthly net heat exchange across the sea surface (cal. cmT^ day"' ) 

 lat. 25° to 29° N., long. 140° to 144° W., July 1963 to June 1965. 

 Q(N), mean net heat exchange based on computations made for each set 

 of meteorological observations, Q(N|), mean net heat exchange based 

 on daily mean meteorological properties, and Q(N2), mean net heat 

 exchange based on monthly mean meteorological properties 



5. The heat of evaporation, Q(E), and the net heat exchange across the 

 sea surface, Q(N), at lat. 17° N., long. 152° W., July 1963 to June 1965 

 (from table B), and interpolated values from climatic charts by Wyrtki 

 (1966) - — 



6. The heat of evaporation, Q(E), and the net heat exchange across the 

 sea surface, Q(N), at lat. 2° N., long. 157° W., July 1963 to June 1965 

 (from table B), and interpolated values from climatic charts by Wyrtki 

 (1966). 



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