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Mean upper contour patterns of the northern hemisphere — the thermal‐synoptic view‐point
Author(s) -
Sutcliffe R. C.
Publication year - 1951
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.49707733309
Subject(s) - baroclinity , northern hemisphere , southern hemisphere , orographic lift , climatology , geology , thermal , meteorology , synoptic scale meteorology , geography , precipitation
The mean 500 mb contour patterns and 1,000‐500 mb thickness patterns for the northern hemisphere in January and July are examined. The orographic‐dynamical hypothesis advocated by Bolin (1950) is considered. A thermal‐synoptic explanation, resting mainly on the direct thermal effects of land and sea modified by baroclinic synoptic processes, is regarded as satisfactory.