how does latitude effects evaporation
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Abstract. At all longitudes oceanic evaporation rates are lower on the equator than at latitudes to the north and south. ... Consequently, the wind speed distribution increases the meridional temperature gradient and increases the poleward ocean heat transport.
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At low latitudes, near the equator, direct overhead sunlight received all year warms surface waters. At high latitudes, ocean waters receive less sunlight – the poles receive only 40 percent of the heat that the equator does. ... This results in less warming of the water.
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