Fig. 5: Difference between the heat flux retained in the mixed layer from sea surface (\({J}_{q}^{s}\)) and the turbulent heat flux at the mean depth of entrainment layer (\({J}_{q}^{EL}\)), i.e., \(\Delta {J}_{q}(={J}_{q}^{s}-{J}_{q}^{EL})\), and its monthly anomaly, \(\Delta {{J}_{q}}^{\prime}\), as dependency of time and longitude along the equatorial band. | Nature Communications

Fig. 5: Difference between the heat flux retained in the mixed layer from sea surface (\({J}_{q}^{s}\)) and the turbulent heat flux at the mean depth of entrainment layer (\({J}_{q}^{EL}\)), i.e., \(\Delta {J}_{q}(={J}_{q}^{s}-{J}_{q}^{EL})\), and its monthly anomaly, \(\Delta {{J}_{q}}^{\prime}\), as dependency of time and longitude along the equatorial band.

From: Subsurface ocean turbulent mixing enhances central Pacific ENSO

Fig. 5

a, b monthly mean \(\Delta {J}_{q}\) and its monthly anomalies (\(\Delta {{J}_{q}}^{\prime}\)) averaged over 5° (zonal)×6° (3°S–3°N) boxes along the equatorial band; c, the ocean Niño index (ONI); dashed lines denote –0.5 °C and 0.5 °C.

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