Large-scale dynamics and transport in the stratosphere

Details Large-scale dynamics and transport in the stratosphere Large-scale dynamics and transport in the stratosphere

Sep 1990

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990mit..repts....p&link_type=abstract

Semiannual Report, 1 Mar. - 1 Sep. 1990 Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge.

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Planetary Waves, Stratosphere, Wave Propagation, Annual Variations, Earth Atmosphere, Southern Hemisphere

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Stationary planetary waves in the southern stratosphere display a characteristic seasonal cycle. Previous research based on a one-dimensional model suggests that this behavior is mainly determined by seasonally varying transmission properties of the atmosphere with respect to wave propagation. The issue is investigated with the help of a hemispheric, linear, quasigeostrophic model. It reproduces well some of the observed qualitative features and is internally consistent in the sense that its seasonal wave cycle can be explained in terms of varying wave transmission properties of the mean circulation. On the other hand, the model does not yield the observed seasonal cycle. Despite considerable sensitivity to modifications in the basic state wind and dissipation parametrization, the model could not be reasonably fit to reproduce the observed seasonal cycle.

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