INTERACTION BETWEEN THE ATMOSPHERE AND THE OCEANS 231 



west coast of the United States clearly demonstrates that the "warm 

 Japan Current" does not exercise any direct influence on the climate of 



N PACIFIC OCEAN 



ATLANTIC OCEAN 



ENERGY USED FOR EVAPORATION 



DEC. JAN. FEB 

 MAR APR MAY 

 JUN JUL AUG 

 SEP OCT NOV 



HEAT GIVEN OFF FROM SEA SURFACE 



TOTAL ENERGY LOSS FROM SEA SURFACE 



;600 



^500 

 |400 



300 



y'cfw 5^ 



LONG. I60°E 



Fig. 68. Energy exchange between the sea surface and the atmosphere in different 

 seasons of the year between the parallels of 35°N and 40°N in the Pacific and Atlantic 

 Oceans. 



the North American west coast, because it does not reach within several 

 hundred miles of that coast (p. 200). 



The contrasts between the two sides of the oceans are again brought 

 out in figs. 69 and 70, which show the variation with latitude of energy 

 given off in different seasons along the western and eastern sides of the 



