On the relationship of the earth radiation budget to the variability of atmospheric available potential and kinetic energiesThe zonal and eddy kinetics energies and available potential energies are examined for both the Northern and the Southern Hemispheres, using a data set produced by 8 years of continuous simultaneous observations of the circulation parameters and measurements of the earth radiation budget (ERB) from the Nimbus-7 ERB experiment. The relationships between the seasonal cycles in ERB and those of the energetics are obtained, showing that the solar annual cycle accounts for most of the seasonal variability. It was found that the ERB midlatitude gradients of the net balance and the outgoing radiation lead the annual cycle of the energetics by 2-3 weeks.
Document ID
19920031388
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Randel, David L. (Cooperative Inst. for Research in the Atmosphere Fort Collins, CO, United States)
Vonder Haar, Thomas H. (Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere Fort Collins, CO, United States)