A diagnostic study of the time-averaged budget of atmospheric zonal momentum over North America.

E. O. Holopainen; N. C. Lau; A. H. Oort

doi:10.1175/1520-0469(1980)037<2234:ADSOTT>2.0.CO;2

A diagnostic study of the time-averaged budget of atmospheric zonal momentum over North America.

E. O. Holopainen, N. C. Lau, A. H. Oort

Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences

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The terms in the time-mean zonal momentum equation which depend only on the large-scale motions are evaluated for the North American continent during the winter season. The results derived from 2 largely independent data sets are similar. Zonal momentum is produced in the free atmosphere over North America by a local, thermally direct meridional circulation, with mean poleward ageostrophic flow above 700 mb.-from Authors

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2234-2242
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
Volume	37
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1980)037<2234:ADSOTT>2.0.CO;2
State	Published - 1980

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