A Numerical Experiment of the Development of the Zonally Symmetric Northern Summer Monsoon.
Abstract
The sudden onset of the northern summer monsoon has led to many theories as to the cause, one of these being a possible relation to the elevated Tibetan highland that dominates the area. Using a zonally symmetric numerical model driven by a specified equilibrium heating function, two experiments are conducted. The first experiment integrates the model over a 180-day period on a flat earth, linearly changing the equilibrium temperature from January to July. The second experiment repeats the first except for the inclusion of the topography of 85 deg. E longitude. In both experiments, actual velocities are underestimated with the topography experiments providing the better results. Development of the monsoon was poor in both experiments, due mainly to the inability of the model's vertical resolution to simulate the extreme change in topography elevation and the unrealistic approach of a linear temperature change. Possible improvements for future studies are suggested. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA042103
Entities
People
- Wayne Lynn Patterson
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School