contributor author | Chimonas, G. | |
contributor author | Einaudi, F. | |
contributor author | Lalas, D. P. | |
date accessioned | 2017-06-09T14:21:25Z | |
date available | 2017-06-09T14:21:25Z | |
date copyright | 1980/04/01 | |
date issued | 1980 | |
identifier issn | 0022-4928 | |
identifier other | ams-17886.pdf | |
identifier uri | http://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4153829 | |
description abstract | Pre-storm conditions are often characterized by an atmosphere in the presence of rather strong wind shears and a temperature inversion. The latter acts as a lid for moisture in the boundary layer. In this paper we discuss the possibility that a gravity wave generated by wind shear can reach sufficiently large amplitude to induce condensation. We show that under certain circumstances the ensuing heat release takes place in such a phase with respect to the initial gravity wave so as to reinforce it, substantially increasing its rate of growth. Thus, the lifting due to the wave will grow and so will the condensation. By showing that in the early stages after the first condensation occurs, we have a positive feedback between the gravity wave and the induced condensation, we strengthen the case for gravity waves as possible lifting agents leading to condensation and eventually to convection. The present calculations are not meant to describe the system after the onset of convection and as such they differ from existing CISK theories. The results also appear to indicate that the presence of a critical level in the region of large relative humidity may be a prerequisite for a strong feedback between the gravity wave and the induced condensation. | |
publisher | American Meteorological Society | |
title | A Wave Theory for the Onset and Initial Growth of Condensation in the Atmosphere | |
type | Journal Paper | |
journal volume | 37 | |
journal issue | 4 | |
journal title | Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences | |
identifier doi | 10.1175/1520-0469(1980)037<0827:AWTFTO>2.0.CO;2 | |
journal fristpage | 827 | |
journal lastpage | 845 | |
tree | Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences:;1980:;Volume( 037 ):;issue: 004 | |
contenttype | Fulltext | |