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Mean meridional circulations in the atmosphere

✍ Scribed by G. B. Tucker

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1959
Tongue
English
Weight
930 KB
Volume
85
Category
Article
ISSN
0035-9009

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

The mean meridional circulation in winter and summer is derived as a function of latitude and height from an analysis of observed winds in the area 160Β°W‐0‐40Β°E, 75Β°N‐15Β°N. The results confirm the classical idea of a direct circulation in low latitudes, but the indirect circulation in middle latitudes is stronger than expected. An investigation of the energy released by the meridional circulation implies that it is of comparable importance to large‐scale disturbances in the energy balance of the general circulation.

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