.. _trenberth_mht:

Meridional Heat Transport (MHT)
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Description
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The Trenbert and Caron oceanic meridional heat transport is computed
by computation of energy balance of the atmosphere, adjusted to fit
physical constraints, and using two reanalysis products: the National
Centers for Environmental Prediction-National Center for Atmospheric
Research (NCEP-NCAR) reanalysis and the European Centre for Medium-Range
Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) product. The analysis focuses on the period
from February 1985 to April 1989 when there are reliable top-of-the-atmosphere
radiation data from the Earth Radiation Budget Experiment.

Source
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Data available upon request from Dr. Kevin Trenberth

Release Policy
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Acknowledgment: please cite: Trenberth and Caron (2001). Estimates of
Meridional Atmosphere and Ocean Heat Transports, J. of Climate, 14, 3433-3443.

References
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`Trenberth and Caron (2001)`_

`bibtex file`_

MPAS-Analysis Tasks
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- :ref:`task_meridionalHeatTransport`

.. _`Trenberth and Caron (2001)`: https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0442%282001%29014<3433%3AEOMAAO>2.0.CO%3B2
.. _`bibtex file`: https://web.lcrc.anl.gov/public/e3sm/diagnostics/observations/Ocean/MHT/obs.bib