Open AccessA preliminary study of the adiabatic generation and dissipation of kinetic energy by meridional and zonal winds over India and neighbourhood during the winter season
Author(s) -
R. Ananthakrishnan,
R. N. Keshavamurty
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
mausam
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.243
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 0252-9416
DOI - 10.54302/mausam.v24i3.5154
Subject(s) - zonal and meridional , kinetic energy , dissipation , adiabatic process , atmospheric sciences , troposphere , climatology , environmental science , meteorology , physics , geology , classical mechanics , thermodynamics
The generation and dissipation of kinetic energy by the mean meridional and zonal winds in the free atmosphere have been estimated for the Indian region during winter. It is found that kinetic energy is generated by meridional motion and consumed by zonal motion. The magnitudes of these are largest in the upper troposphere. The results are in general agreement with those found by Kung for the American continent.