STUDY OF THE LARGE-SCALE CIRCULATION OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE.

Some studies of the dynamics of motion in the upper atmosphere are analyzed. The analysis is concerned mainly with barotropic stability theory. It is shown that divergence tends to stabilize a west wind zonal flow. It is also shown that unstable disturbances superimposed on an asymmetric jet can tra...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lipps,Frank B.
Other Authors: CHICAGO UNIV ILL
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1963
Subjects:
*ATMOSPHERIC MOTION
TROPOSPHERE
JET STREAMS
FLUID DYNAMICS
EARTH(PLANET)
ROTATION
TURBULENCE
VORTICES
WIND
POLAR REGIONS
GULFSTREAM
polar night
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0420978
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Summary:Some studies of the dynamics of motion in the upper atmosphere are analyzed. The analysis is concerned mainly with barotropic stability theory. It is shown that divergence tends to stabilize a west wind zonal flow. It is also shown that unstable disturbances superimposed on an asymmetric jet can transfer momentum northward across the jet. The mechanics of the breakdown of the polar night jet is briefly discussed. (Author)

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