Heat balance and mean meridional circulations in the polar stratosphere during the sudden warming of January 1958
In order to gain a greater understanding of the physical processes acting in the lower stratosphere during a major breakdown of the polar night vortex, a computation of the direction and magnitude of the mean meridional circulation is performed by employing a heat budget method. This computation rev...
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ftnavalpschool:oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/45653 2024-06-09T07:49:09+00:00 Heat balance and mean meridional circulations in the polar stratosphere during the sudden warming of January 1958 Mahlman, J.D. Meteorology 1969-08 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10945/45653 unknown Monthly Weather Review, Vol. 97, No. 8, pp. 534-540, August 1969. https://hdl.handle.net/10945/45653 This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States. Article 1969 ftnavalpschool 2024-05-15T00:17:48Z In order to gain a greater understanding of the physical processes acting in the lower stratosphere during a major breakdown of the polar night vortex, a computation of the direction and magnitude of the mean meridional circulation is performed by employing a heat budget method. This computation reveals that the mean cell operates to produce rising motion over the polar regions before, during, and after the breakdown period. The calculations show that horizontal eddy heat flux provides the predominant mechanism for the large temperature increases observed over the polar cap during the time of the vortex breakdown. As a supplement to thea bove computation, mean vertical velocities were determined with respect to a curvilinear coordinate system oriented along a line of maximum circulation intensity at 50 mb. The result showed that the mean cell operates in the direct sense prior to the major breakdown when measured relative to this curvilinear system. This research was sponsored by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission under Contract Numbers AT(ll-1)-1340 and AT(49-7)-3206. Article in Journal/Newspaper polar night Naval Postgraduate School: Calhoun |
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In order to gain a greater understanding of the physical processes acting in the lower stratosphere during a major breakdown of the polar night vortex, a computation of the direction and magnitude of the mean meridional circulation is performed by employing a heat budget method. This computation reveals that the mean cell operates to produce rising motion over the polar regions before, during, and after the breakdown period. The calculations show that horizontal eddy heat flux provides the predominant mechanism for the large temperature increases observed over the polar cap during the time of the vortex breakdown. As a supplement to thea bove computation, mean vertical velocities were determined with respect to a curvilinear coordinate system oriented along a line of maximum circulation intensity at 50 mb. The result showed that the mean cell operates in the direct sense prior to the major breakdown when measured relative to this curvilinear system. This research was sponsored by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission under Contract Numbers AT(ll-1)-1340 and AT(49-7)-3206. |
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Mahlman, J.D. Heat balance and mean meridional circulations in the polar stratosphere during the sudden warming of January 1958 |
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Heat balance and mean meridional circulations in the polar stratosphere during the sudden warming of January 1958 |
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Heat balance and mean meridional circulations in the polar stratosphere during the sudden warming of January 1958 |
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Heat balance and mean meridional circulations in the polar stratosphere during the sudden warming of January 1958 |
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Heat balance and mean meridional circulations in the polar stratosphere during the sudden warming of January 1958 |
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Heat balance and mean meridional circulations in the polar stratosphere during the sudden warming of January 1958 |
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heat balance and mean meridional circulations in the polar stratosphere during the sudden warming of january 1958 |
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Monthly Weather Review, Vol. 97, No. 8, pp. 534-540, August 1969. https://hdl.handle.net/10945/45653 |
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States. |
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