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The interaction of horizontal eddy transport and thermal drive in the stratosphereThe two processes that determine the average state of the circulation; i.e., horizontal eddy transport and thermal dissipation, are examined, and the effects of their interaction on circulation and on tracer distribution in the stratosphere are investigated using barotropic calculations on the sphere. It is shown that eddy advection tends to homogenize the meridional gradient Q at low latitudes, while thermal dissipation restores the gradient after episodes of mixing.
Document ID
19900056809
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Salby, Murry L.
(Colorado Univ. Boulder, CO, United States)
O'Sullivan, Donal
(Colorado Univ. Boulder, CO, United States)
Callaghan, Patrick
(Colorado, University Boulder, United States)
Garcia, Rolando R.
(NCAR Boulder, CO, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1990
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
Volume: 47
ISSN: 0022-4928
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
90A43864
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-772
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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