The three-dimensional distribution of atmospheric heating during the GWE

K. Schaack, Todd; R. Johnson, Donald; Wei, Ming-Ying

doi:10.3402/tellusa.v42i3.11880

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The three-dimensional distribution of atmospheric heating during the GWE

Published in Tellus A Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography • Jan 1, 1990

Authors:

Todd K. Schaack

Donald R. Johnson

Ming-Ying Wei

Abstract

The three-dimensional global distributions of time-averaged atmospheric heating for January, April, July and October 1979 are estimated from the ECMWF GWE Level IIIb data set. Heating rates are calculated through a vertical integration of the isentropic equation of mass continuity. Estimates of the ...

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Climatology

Atmospheric sciences

Convection

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