Turbulent Heat Fluxes

Turbulent fluxes (Parkinson and Washington, 1979) are defined with the sign convention that an upward directed flux is a positive quantity.

Sensible

The sensible heat flux associated with the temperature difference between the air and underlying ocean surface is .

The sensible heat flux associated with the temperature difference between the air and underlying ice/snow surface is .

The latent heat flux associated with evaporation over the ocean surface is .

The latent heat flux associated with sublimation over the ice/snow surface is .