SPACE VARIATIONS IN AXIS HEIGHT OF THE JET STREAM CORE.
Abstract
Conventional upper air data and analyses for a six-month period were examined for the variations in height that occur along the jet stream axis. From that period, 451 jet streams were divided into eight different classes according to the flow patterns in the jet streams. There was sufficient data in seven of the classes to derive mean curves, the standard deviation from the curves, and the extreme deviation for the class. The mean curves derived represent the first comprehensive group of models of the space variations in axis height of the jet stream core. The theoretical relationship between the upward or downward slope of the jet stream axis and the temperature field in the vicinity of the axis is discussed. A specific jet stream situation is examined to show the general validity of the theoretical considerations. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0624665
Entities
People
- Cooke Hearon Leutwyler
Organizations
- Texas A&M University