Wind-evaporation feedback and the axisymmetric transition to angular momentum-conserving hadley flow

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3758-3778

  Boos, William R ^a   Emanuel, Kerry A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXI-SYMMETRIC; AXISYMMETRIC MODELS; ENHANCED SURFACES; EQUATORWARD SHIFTS; FORCING AMPLITUDES; FORCINGS; FREE TROPOSPHERES; HADLEY CIRCULATIONS; MERIDIONAL FLOWS; PEAK AMPLITUDES; QUASI EQUILIBRIUMS; SEASONAL CYCLES; TROPICAL CYCLONES; VERTICAL MODES; WIND-INDUCED SURFACE HEAT EXCHANGES;

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; ENTROPY; STORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; HADLEY CELL; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; TROPOSPHERE; WESTERLY;

EID: 65549150926     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JAS2791.1     Document Type: Article

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