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DOI | 10.1002/2017JD027192 |
A Dynamical Explanation of the Topographically Bound Easterly Low-Level Jet Surrounding Antarctica | |
Fulton, Scott R.1; Schubert, Wayne H.2; Chen, Zhengqing1; Ciesielski, Paul E.2 | |
2017-12-16 | |
发表期刊 | JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES |
ISSN | 2169-897X |
EISSN | 2169-8996 |
出版年 | 2017 |
卷号 | 122期号:23 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | USA |
英文摘要 | This study investigates the topographically bound easterly low-level jet surrounding Antarctica. This jet is modeled as a balanced flow that satisfies the potential vorticity invertibility principle, based on local linear balance in spherical coordinates and expressed in isentropic coordinates. In this way, this easterly low-level jet is shown to be the balanced flow associated with the topography of the Antarctic plateau, moderated by a shallow potential vorticity anomaly atop the plateau produced by radiative cooling. The dynamical connection of the jet with katabatic winds can be understood through the meridional circulation equation. Model results based on the simple theoretical arguments developed here are found to be consistent with high-resolution reanalysis data from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts for the 2008-2010 period. Plain Language Summary This study investigates the persistent strong easterly wind (jet) that flows in the lower atmosphere along the eastern coastal region of Antarctica. It is shown that this low-level jet may be explained as a balanced flowresulting from a dynamical balance between wind and pressure fieldsassociated with the cold, high Antarctic plateau. The explanation of this jet may lead to a better understanding of wind patterns over Antarctica and their relation to the topography of the continent. |
英文关键词 | topographically bound flow potential vorticity inversion balanced dynamical model Antarctic low-level jet |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000419396500010 |
WOS关键词 | TEMPERATURE INVERSION ; SURFACE ; ATMOSPHERE ; CONTINENT ; MOUNTAINS ; WINDS ; FLOW |
WOS类目 | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/32406 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Clarkson Univ, Dept Math, Potsdam, NY 13699 USA; 2.Colorado State Univ, Dept Atmospher Sci, Ft Collins, CO 80523 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Fulton, Scott R.,Schubert, Wayne H.,Chen, Zhengqing,et al. A Dynamical Explanation of the Topographically Bound Easterly Low-Level Jet Surrounding Antarctica[J]. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES,2017,122(23). |
APA | Fulton, Scott R.,Schubert, Wayne H.,Chen, Zhengqing,&Ciesielski, Paul E..(2017).A Dynamical Explanation of the Topographically Bound Easterly Low-Level Jet Surrounding Antarctica.JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES,122(23). |
MLA | Fulton, Scott R.,et al."A Dynamical Explanation of the Topographically Bound Easterly Low-Level Jet Surrounding Antarctica".JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES 122.23(2017). |
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