EMPIRICAL AND THEORETICAL STUDIES OF ATMOSPHERIC ENERGETICS

Abstract

Differential heating of the atmosphere by the sun has been long recognized as the source of the kinetic energy of the atmosphere. However, the mechanisms through which the differential heating produces and maintains the kinetic energy of various scales of atmospheric circulation remains as one of the most challenging problems of meteorology. The research presented here, in the form of an annual report, consists of five papers representing various approaches to this basic problem.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 15, 1962
Accession Number
AD0419082

Entities

People

  • D. R. Johnson
  • E. G. Astling
  • J. A. Dutton
  • L. H. Horn
  • R. A. Bryson
  • R. J. Deland
  • W. Schwerdtfeger

Organizations

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Computational Science
  • Geography
  • Geostrophic Wind
  • Heat Balance
  • Heat Energy
  • Humidity
  • Latent Heat
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Solar Radiation
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Thermodynamics
  • Turbulence
  • United States
  • Water Vapor

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.