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The relation of the poleward flux of sensible heat during the winter half year to some zonal and meridional indices of the circulation
Author(s) -
Miles M. K.
Publication year - 1976
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.49710243403
Subject(s) - zonal and meridional , circulation (fluid dynamics) , climatology , heat flux , flux (metallurgy) , meridional flow , atmospheric sciences , geology , environmental science , heat transfer , mechanics , physics , chemistry , organic chemistry
Simple indices of the zonal and meridional surface circulation have been obtained for the months of the winter half year. The strength of the zonal circulation appears to be little related to the poleward flux of heat in this period. An index of the meridional circulation, measuring the strength of the main northerly and southerly currents, is much more closely related to the seasonal variation of heat flux and better represents the few year‐to‐year differences available. This result may be helpful in interpreting the secular changes in the zonal circulation.