Isentropic zonal average formalism and the near-surface circulation

• Main Authors: Koh, Tieh Yong., Plumb, R. Alan.
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Physics::Meteorology and climatology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/95692; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/8964
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The isentropic zonal average formalism is extended to include a rigorous treatment of the bottom boundary of the atmosphere. We define a ‘surface zone’, where isentropes in the latitudinal plane are interrupted by the earth's surface. The zonal average equations of motion and their time average...