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Observed mid-to-high latitude interchange of atmospheric angular momentum and some implicationsGraphic illustration of midlatitude interchange of atmospheric angular momentum between distant regions is presented. An examination is conducted of the global distribution of atmospheric angular momentum during 1977-1978 and 1982-1983 in order to identify evidence of prominent short-term interchanges of relavitive atmospheric angular momentum between mid and high latitude zones in both hemispheres. Thirty-day detrended angular momentum time series, prepared from the NMC global zonal wind data, are examined in latitude bands. The results confirm that momentum can be selectively redistributed between tropical, temperate, and high latitudes in patterns indicative of the development and dissipation of interacting regions, described variously in studies on the index cycle, seesaws, and telecommunications.
Document ID
19910038970
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Taylor, H. A., Jr.
(Taylor Enterprises Beaver River, Canada)
Kramer, L.
(Rice University Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1990
Publication Information
Publication: Earth, Moon, and Planets
Volume: 49
ISSN: 0167-9295
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
91A23593
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NCC5-35
Distribution Limits
Public
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