Variations in synoptic-scale eddy activity during the life cycles of persistent flow anomaliesThe objective of the study was to identify how synoptic-scale eddy activity varies throughout the life cycles of major scale flow anomalies. In particular, composite analyses of various measures of synoptic-scale eddy activity are constructed, with the composites obtained relative to the onset and termination times of cases typically associated with either blocking or abnormally intense zonal flows. The potential mechanisms that are likely to contribute to the observed changes in eddy behavior are discussed.
Document ID
19930070882
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Dole, Randall M. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Neilley, Peter P. (MIT Cambridge, MA, United States)