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Tropical disturbances and the general circulation
Author(s) -
Bates J. R.
Publication year - 1972
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.49709841502
Subject(s) - hadley cell , intertropical convergence zone , tropics , climatology , general circulation model , walker circulation , circulation (fluid dynamics) , environmental science , meteorology , scale (ratio) , atmosphere (unit) , convergence (economics) , atmospheric sciences , geography , geology , climate change , el niño southern oscillation , mechanics , oceanography , cartography , physics , economics , precipitation , ecology , economic growth , biology
The role of the Tropics in the general circulation of the atmosphere is discussed, with emphasis on the rising branch of the Hadley cell. The rising motion takes place largely in organized tropical disturbances and in the Intertropical Convergence Zone. To understand these systems, it is necessary to parameterize the latent heat release by cumulonimbus clouds in terms of the large‐scale flow. The various methods which have been devised to accomplish this are outlined and the results of large‐scale models incorporating these methods are discussed.