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Schemes for the study of hemispheric exchange processes
Author(s) -
Starr V. P.,
White R. M.
Publication year - 1952
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.49707833711
Subject(s) - jet stream , atmosphere (unit) , jet (fluid) , latitude , meteorology , classification scheme , climatology , atmospheric sciences , environmental science , geology , mathematics , computer science , geography , geodesy , physics , mechanics , information retrieval
Two alternative existing schemes for the classification of eddy‐exchange processes are examined. It appears that each scheme is adapted to the study of distinct physical questions concerning the atmosphere. Hemispheric wind data are used to illustrate the inherent differences of the two methods. A relatively high positive spatial correlation is found between the eastward and northward components of the mean vector wind along the latitude circle in the vicinity of 30°N. at the level of the jet stream.