Cygnss ocean surface heat flux product development, updates, and applications with extratropical cyclones and atmospheric rivers

Latent and sensible ocean surface heat fluxes (LHF and SHF, respectively) can significantly impact the genesis and evolution of climate and weather systems. As heat fluxes increase within the boundary layer, static stability decreases, leading to a lower lifted condensation level, which could lead to dry and moist convection development in various weather systems [1] - [2] . The energy transported through LHF and SHF between the ocean surface and boundary layer can influence weather systems at the microscale, mesoscale, and synoptic scale, including, but not limited to, tropical and extratropical cyclones, convection, and large-scale waves such as the Madden-Julian Oscillation [3] - [6] .