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A comparison between observed and geostrophic winds in low latitudes
Author(s) -
Jordan Charles L.
Publication year - 1953
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.49707933914
Subject(s) - geostrophic wind , latitude , wind speed , atmospheric sciences , magnitude (astronomy) , thermal wind , middle latitudes , climatology , geology , meteorology , environmental science , geodesy , wind profile power law , physics , astrophysics
Abstract Low‐latitude wind and pressure data are used to determine the mean departure of the actual wind speed from the geostrophic speed. The computed departure becomes progressively greater equatorward of 30°N and attains a magnitude of about 10 m/sec at 10°N.