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A derivation of the meridional velocity profile
Author(s) -
Smith R. C.
Publication year - 1964
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.49709038516
Subject(s) - zonal and meridional , troposphere , latitude , amplitude , geology , turbulence modeling , meridional flow , atmospheric sciences , climatology , middle latitudes , geodesy , mechanics , meteorology , physics , turbulence , optics
The meridional velocity profile in the lower troposphere is derived from the zonal velocity profile by the introduction of the concept of an eddy viscosity varying with latitude. the amplitude of the eddy viscosity is then deduced and compared with previous results.