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 language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2234-2242 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1980 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Atmospheric Science