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

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

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Abstract

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 languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2234-2242
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of the Atmospheric Sciences
Volume37
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 1980

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Atmospheric Science

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