THE POTENTIAL-ENERGY BUDGET OF THE STRATOSPHERE OVER NORTH AMERICA DURING THE WARMING OF 1957

Abstract

The evaluation of the terms in the balance equation for potential and internal energy, was carried out using the 100-mb, 50-mb and 25-mb values of geopotential, temperature, the geostrophic wind components and adiabatic vertical motion at each point of a grid covering most of the North American continent and the adjacent North Atlantic. The investigation considered a limited volume in which changes in potential and internal energy (alternatively referred to as total potential energy) were affected by flux of energy across the boundaries.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 20, 1963
Accession Number
AD0414644

Entities

People

  • M. A. Lateef

Organizations

  • Florida State University

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Climate Change
  • Computations
  • Continents
  • Conversion
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Enthalpy
  • Equations
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Kinetic Energy
  • North America
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Potential Energy
  • Temperature Gradients
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Quantum Chemistry

Technology Areas

  • Space