Mountains

The jet stream hits the Rocky Mountains and is strongly affected by them. Arguments of fluid dynamics show how a semi-permanent anticyclone is formed over the mountains, and then a stationary Rossby wave train follows downstream. This extends across North America and beyond, with profound consequenc...

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Main Author: Woollings, Tim
Format: Book Part
Language:unknown
Published: Oxford University Press 2019
Subjects:
Arctic
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198828518.003.0010
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spelling croxfordunivpr:10.1093/oso/9780198828518.003.0010 2023-05-15T14:56:33+02:00 Mountains Woollings, Tim 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198828518.003.0010 unknown Oxford University Press Jet Stream page 111-122 book-chapter 2019 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198828518.003.0010 2022-08-05T10:29:52Z The jet stream hits the Rocky Mountains and is strongly affected by them. Arguments of fluid dynamics show how a semi-permanent anticyclone is formed over the mountains, and then a stationary Rossby wave train follows downstream. This extends across North America and beyond, with profound consequences for regional climate, for example allowing frequent surges of cold, Arctic air down over eastern North America. A brief discussion also considers how the jet stream may have differed in climates of the distant past. Book Part Arctic Oxford University Press (via Crossref) Arctic 111 122
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description The jet stream hits the Rocky Mountains and is strongly affected by them. Arguments of fluid dynamics show how a semi-permanent anticyclone is formed over the mountains, and then a stationary Rossby wave train follows downstream. This extends across North America and beyond, with profound consequences for regional climate, for example allowing frequent surges of cold, Arctic air down over eastern North America. A brief discussion also considers how the jet stream may have differed in climates of the distant past.
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