THE GENERAL CIRCULATION OF THE ATMOSPHERE IN THE LIGHT OF MORE RECENT INVESTIGATIONS

Abstract

Contents: The three-dimensional atmospheric field of motion; The vertical temperature stratification and position, as well as form of the tropopause in the light of more recent investigations; The normal state of the General Atmospheric Circulation in the Northern Hemisphere winter; The disturbances of the normal state of the General Atmospheric Circulation; Possible explanations of the disturbances of the normal state of the General Atmospheric Circulation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1959
Accession Number
AD0662020

Entities

People

  • Friedrich Defant

Organizations

  • Stockholm University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angular Momentum
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Atmospheric Temperature
  • Energy
  • Geography
  • Latitude
  • Measurement
  • Meteorological Phenomena
  • Meteorology
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Point Clouds
  • Regions
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Three Dimensional
  • Wind
  • Wind Shear
  • Wind Velocity

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Theoretical Analysis.