slug: ocean-surface-heat-flux
name: Ocean Surface Heat Flux
domain: ocean
subdomain: physical
authorities:
  - gcos: ocean-surface-heat-flux
  - goos: ocean-surface-heat-flux
external_ids:
  nvs_uri: null
  cf_standard_name: surface_downward_heat_flux_in_sea_water
  iadopt_concepts:
    property: heat-flux
    entity: sea-surface
  gcos_overlap: gcos:ocean-surface-heat-flux
canonical_units: W m-2
gcos_requirement_tier:
  threshold: null
  breakthrough: null
  goal: null
description: |
  Net heat flux across the air-sea interface, comprising sensible, latent,
  shortwave and longwave components. Diagnostic of ocean heat uptake and
  closure of the global energy budget.
theme: ocean
demos: []
status: stub
sources:
  - https://gcos.wmo.int/site/global-climate-observing-system-gcos/essential-climate-variables/ocean-surface-heat-flux
  - https://goosocean.org/eov/ocean-surface-heat-flux/