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Dynamical control of atmospheric pressure: II—the size of pressure systems

Author(s) -

Priestley C. H. B.

Publication year - 1948

Publication title -

quarterly journal of the royal meteorological society

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.744

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1477-870X

pISSN - 0035-9009

DOI - 10.1002/qj.49707431908

Subject(s) - limit (mathematics) , atmospheric pressure , flow (mathematics) , mechanics , circulation (fluid dynamics) , scale (ratio) , surface pressure , physics , atmospheric circulation , meteorology , mathematics , environmental science , atmospheric sciences , mathematical analysis , quantum mechanics

A result from a previous paper (Priestley 1947) indicates the existence of a broad upper limit to the size of pressure systems, and a lower limit to the distance separating the centres of two significant closed pressure systems. The pressure field has thus an inherent scale of pattern which varies with latitude, imposed by the essential geometry and dynamics of atmospheric flow. Orders of magnitude deduced theoretically agree well with experience. The implications contribute to an understanding of the mechanism of the mean global circulation.

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