Nimbus-7 earth radiation budget measurements and their relationship to the energetics of the general circulationObservations from the Nimbus-7 Earth Radiation Budget (ERB) experiment were used to examine the way in which changes in equator to pole energy gradients effect Northern Hemisphere midlatitude energetics. The results of kinetic energy calculations describing the midlatitude circulation are compared to the gradients of IR flux and NET radiation. A close relationship is found between the ERB gradient values and kinetic energy values. It is shown that the zonal wind speed and the eddy winds increase as the temperature gradient increases.
Document ID
19890025436
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)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1988
Subject Category
Geophysics
Meeting Information
Meeting: Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography