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THE GENERAL CIRCULATION OF THE TROPICAL AND EQUATORIAL ATMOSPHERE
- Source :
- Journal of Meteorology. 2:167-174
- Publication Year :
- 1945
- Publisher :
- American Meteorological Society, 1945.
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Abstract
- Recent experiences with tropical meteorology around the world have brought to light the frequent existence of a zonal band of west winds in the vicinity of the equator, which appears not to be associated with the westerlies of middle latitudes, but which rather seems to be found between the trades of the two hemispheres. The boundaries of the equatorial westerlies are usually characterized by increased cloudiness and poor weather. In this paper an attempt is made to prove that the westerlies of equatorial regions are not simply transitory phenomena but instead should be considered as an integral part of the normal general circulation of the atmosphere. Seasonal variation of the latitude of maximum insolation is the factor introduced to explain the existence of the west winds. A second explanatory theory is discussed in which radiation from the cloud tops of the “intertropical convergence zone” locally reverses the equatorial solenoidal field to produce two new lines of convergence, one on each si...
- Subjects :
- Cloud cover
Intertropical Convergence Zone
Equator
Westerlies
Atmospheric sciences
Latitude
Atmosphere
Middle latitudes
Physics::Space Physics
Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Tropical cyclone
Physics::Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
Geology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00959634
- Volume :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Meteorology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........253dc76182877ad21542a4b973a13367