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Middle Atmosphere Reference Model Derived from Satellite DataZonally averaged temperature and geostrophic zonal wind for each month and for latitudes from 80 S to 80 N with pressure scale height as a vertical coordinate are given tabular form. The pressure scale height is defined as -ln (p/P sub O) where p is pressure and P sub O is surface pressure. The height interval corresponding to one pressure scale height is proportional to absolute temperature, and is 7 km at 240 K. Values in are given at intervals of 0.5 pressure scale heights, i.e., approximately 3,5 km. The geopotential height fields for the principal seasons are given. Temperature, pressure and density with geometric height as the vertical coordinate at invervals of 5 km. The temperature values were obtained from a combination of satellite data above 30 mb with values supplied by the Berlin Free University at 30 mb and the climatology derived by OORT (1983) for 50 mb and below. The geopotential height fields were obtained from these temperature fields by integrating up and down from the 30 mb geopotential height supplied by Berlin Free University. The geostrophic winds were obtained by differentiating these geopotential height fields.
Document ID
19860003351
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other
Authors
Barnett, J. J.
(Oxford Univ. Oxford, United Kingdom)
Corney, M.
(Oxford Univ. Oxford, United Kingdom)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1985
Publication Information
Publication: International Council of Scientific Unions Middle Atmosphere Program. Handbook for MAP, Vol. 16
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
86N12819
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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