Physics
Scientific paper
May 1978
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978phdt........36m&link_type=abstract
Ph.D. Thesis Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins.
Physics
Atmospheric Circulation, Baroclinic Waves, Wave Propagation, Atmospheric Pressure, Northern Hemisphere, Upper Atmosphere
Scientific paper
Evidence of regularly propagating, large scale waves was found in a 73-year record of Northern Hemisphere sea level pressure data and in a nine year record of upper air data. Cross spectrum analyses indicated that south of 50 N, in all seasons, a zonal wave number one disturbance moved westward around the world in five days. In addition, north of 50 N, primarily in winter and spring, a zonal wave number one disturbance moved westward around the world in one to three weeks with an average period near 16 days. The structure of the 16-day wave during winter is studied in detail, and it is shown to be consistent, in many respects, with that of a theoretically predicted free, planetary wave, or wave of the second class. Further evidence is presented that demonstrates that the interaction of a transient, free, planetary wave and a quasi-stationary, forced wave can cause large fluctuations in vertical energy transport and in the total atmospheric energy cycle itself.
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