Responses of midlatitude blocks and wave amplitude to changes in the meridional temperature gradient in an idealized dry GCM

• Published in: Geophysical Research Letters
• Main Authors: Hassanzadeh, Pedram, Kuang, Zhiming, Farrell, Brian F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Geophysical Union 2014
• Subjects: Arctic; Suarez
• Online Access: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:41534233; https://doi.org/10.1002/2014GL060764

The response of atmospheric blocks and the wave amplitude of midlatitude jets to changes in the midlatitude to pole, near-surface temperature difference (Delta T), is studied using an idealized dry general circulation model (GCM) with Held-Suarez forcing. Decreasing Delta T results in slower zonal w...