Global Ocean Evaporation: How Well Can We Estimate Interannual to Decadal Variability?

• Main Authors: Roberts, Jason B., Wang, Hailan, Robertson, Franklin R., Bosilovich, Michael G.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Meteorology and Climatology; Oceanography; Merra; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20150022507

Evaporation from the world's oceans constitutes the largest component of the global water balance. It is important not only as the ultimate source of moisture that is tied to the radiative processes determining Earth's energy balance but also to freshwater availability over land, governing...