Abstract
An analysis is made of the structure and energetics of the tropical circulation which emerged from a numerical time integration of a global circulation model with realistic orography. In general, both the kinetic energy of the tropical cyclones and that of the planetary-scale disturbances in the model tropics are chiefly maintained by the conversion of available potential energy generated by the heat of condensation. However, the planetary-scale disturbances in the upper troposphere of the tropics seem to be also affected by various factors such as the interaction with higher latitudes and land-sea- contrast.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 580-613 |
| Number of pages | 34 |
| Journal | Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1970 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Atmospheric Science