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maximum of energy supply. In the Pacific the Arctic Front crosses the 

 Aleutian Islands and passes over the eastern part of Bering Sea and the 



WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC 



ENERGY USED FOR EVAPORATION 



DEC JAN FEB 



MAR APR MAY 



JUN JUL AUG 



SEP OCT NOV 



TOTAL ENERGY LOSS FROM SEA SURFACE 



Fig. 70. Energy exchange between the sea surface and the atmosphere in different 

 seasons of the year along the western and eastern coasts of the North Atlantic Ocean. 



Gulf of Alaska, where the energy supply reaches another secondary 

 maximum. In the Atlantic the Arctic Front crosses Iceland. The 

 isolines for energy supply do not extend beyond Iceland, but it is evident 



