The Relationship between the Vertical Motion at the Top of the Friction Layer and the Geostropic Vorticity as a Function of the Rossby Number.
Abstract
The relationship between vertical motion at the top of the boundary layer, geostrophic vorticity in the boundary layer and divergence in the boundary layer are examined in the study. The equation of motion and the continuity equation are applied to a homogeneous barotropic atmosphere using a numerical model in the study. The solutions reveal that the boundary layer is stable for very large values of Ro in the case of positive vorticity and becomes unstable at Ro = 1.0 in the case of negative vorticity. A difference in behavior is found between cases of anticyclonic and cyclonic shear. The magnitude of the vertical velocity is greater and the boundary is thicker for anticyclonic than for cyclonic shear systems of equivalent strength. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0742922
Entities
People
- Carl Walter Hoffman
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School