A DIAGNOSTIC STUDY AT 100MB OF THE ZONALLYAVERAGED FIELDS OF HEAT STORAGE, HEAT TRANSPORT AND DIABATIC HEATING IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE DURING EARLY APRIL 1963.
Abstract
The diabatic heating rate at 100mb is determined from the thermodynamic equation, utilizing previous calculations of the potential function X and the 'vertical velocity' for the period 1-5 April 1963. The four basic terms of the expanded thermodynamic equation; storage, stream-velocity, X-potential advection, and vertical heat transport are examined individually, and added to obtain Q, the diabatic heating rate which is compared to the results of previous investigations. The zonallyaveraged heating rates are discussed in terms of stratosphere circulations and their associated physical mechanisms. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0616536
Entities
People
- Terry J. Mccloskey
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School