Kinetic energy generation in heat engines and heat pumps: the relationship between surface pressure, temperature and circulation cell size

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Makarieva, A M ^a,b   Gorshkov, V G ^a,b   Nefiodov, A V ^a   Sheil, D ^c   Nobre, A D ^d   Shearman, P L ^e   Li, B L ^b  

^a PETERSBURG NUCLEAR PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^e AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carnot cycle; condensation; heat engine; heat pump; kinetic energy generation; meridional circulation cells; surface pressure gradient; surface temperature

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CONDENSATION; HADLEY CELL; KINETIC ENERGY; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SURFACE PRESSURE; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 85018332542     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16000870.2016.1272752     Document Type: Article

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