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Turbulence and the Detailed Structure of a Subtropical Jet Stream
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Jet stream wind data obtained during Project Topcat in August 1963 at Woomera, when rid of fortuitous detail by averaging serial soundings (about 12 at hourly intervals), show detail in the cross-aids flow which can be ...
AN INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN SHORT-PERIOD ATMOSPHERIC MICRO-OSCILLATIONS
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: An equation is developed, to show the magnitude of pressure change required to produce a given amplitude for a given period on the galvanometric record of the Macelwane electromagnetic microbarograph. The simultaneous ...
Jupiter's Zonal Winds: Variation with Latitude
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Visual data on Jovian spot motions for 1897?1966 are assembled to show the variation of zonal velocity with Jovian latitude. The Northern and Southern Hemispheres show asymmetric zonal motions away from the equatorial jet. ...
The Morning Glory: An Atmospheric Hydraulic Jump
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: ?Morning glory? is a local name given to a frequently occurring, near-dawn squall, accompanied by long, low, narrow cloud bands, on the south coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria. A series of simple computation experiments ...
ATMOSPHERIC MICRO-OSCILLATIONS
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Micro-oscillations in the atmosphere of the order of magnitude of minutes have been known and studied for many years. In 1936 Macelwane, and in 1939 Benioff, with their respective electromagnetic microbarographs showed ...
MESOSTRUCTURE OF DRY COLD FRONTS OVER FEATURELESS TERRAIN
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Serial pilot balloon flights, radiosonde and aircraft data in the vicinity of dry cold fronts and seabreeze fronts in summertime have made possible a clearer view of the meso-scale structure of such phenomena. In the ...
Comments and Additional Investigations Concerning “Chandler Tides in the Atmosphere”
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: A recent study by Bryson and Starr suggests that there is an observable atmospheric tide forced by the 14-month Chandler wobble of the earth?s rotation axis. Both the theoretical arguments and the observational evidence ...
On the Appropriate Scaling for Velocity and Temperature in the Planetary Boundary Layer
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Data from a recent experiment indicate that the height scale for wind in the planetary boundary layer is u*/F, where u*/F is the friction velocity and f the Coriolis parameter, rather than zi, the height of the convection-limiting ...
The Formation of Labrador Sea Water. Part III: The Evolution of Oxygen and Nutrient Concentration
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Oxygen, nutrient, and tritium concentrations observed in the western Labrador Sea in March 1976 during deep convective renewal of Labrador Sea water are analyzed to show how a newly formed water mass obtains its characteristics. ...