A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF THE VERTICAL CIRCULATION IN FRONTAL ZONES,

Abstract

The transverse circulation in a real cold front caused by variations in geostrophic wind and temperature along the frontal zone was studied. A strong, direct circulation, with air on the warm side ascending and on the cold side descending, was found in the upper parts of the front. A weak, direct circulation, almost separated from the upper one, was found in the lower levels. According to the circulation picture the cold front was nearly vertical in its lower parts, but was slanting heavily towards colder air in its upper parts. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 25, 1963
Accession Number
AD0421768

Entities

People

  • M. Todsen

Organizations

  • University of Oslo

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Phenomena
  • Cold Fronts
  • Ecological And Environmental Phenomena
  • Ecological And Environmental Processes
  • Geostrophic Wind
  • Meteorological Phenomena
  • Transverse
  • Wind

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Theoretical Analysis.