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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-2743-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-2743-2023
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13 Jul 2023
Research article |  | 13 Jul 2023

Estimating the seasonal impact of optically significant water constituents on surface heating rates in the western Baltic Sea

Bronwyn E. Cahill, Piotr Kowalczuk, Lena Kritten, Ulf Gräwe, John Wilkin, and Jürgen Fischer

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We quantify the impact of optically significant water constituents on surface heating rates and thermal energy fluxes in the western Baltic Sea. During productive months in 2018 (April to September) we found that the combined effect of coloured dissolved organic matter and particulate absorption contributes to sea surface heating of between 0.4 and 0.9 K m−1 d−1 and a mean loss of heat (ca. 5 W m−2) from the sea to the atmosphere. This may be important for regional heat balance budgets.
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