The Response of an Idealized Atmosphere to Localized Tropical Heating: Superrotation and the Breakdown of Linear Theory

An equatorial heat source mimicking the strong diabatic heating above the west Pacific is added to an idealized, dry general circulation model. For small (

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Published in:Journal of the atmospheric sciences 2018-01, Vol.75 (1), p.3-20
Main Author: Lutsko, Nicholas J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advection
Atmosphere
Diabatic heating
Divergence
Dynamics
Earth
Eddies
Equator
Equatorial winds
Experiments
Fluxes
General circulation models
Heat
Heating
Heating rate
Induction heating
Mimicry
Momentum
Ocean currents
Stability
Studies
Superrotation
Temperature
Temperature gradients
Tropical atmosphere
Tropical climate
Vertical advection
Winds
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Summary:An equatorial heat source mimicking the strong diabatic heating above the west Pacific is added to an idealized, dry general circulation model. For small (
ISSN:0022-4928
1520-0469
DOI:10.1175/JAS-D-17-0192.1