期刊
QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY
卷 148, 期 744, 页码 1113-1126出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/qj.4249
关键词
atmosphere; meridional heat flux; midlatitudes; Rossby waves; synoptic; weather regimes
资金
- UK Natural Environment Research Council
- UK Met Office
- European Research Council
- Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsradet) [NE/R008868/1, 948309, 2016-03724]
The covariance between meridional wind and air temperature in the atmosphere quantifies the energy flux in the poleward direction. It is found that the strong covariance results from enhanced correlation and variance, and the evolution of the two follows a distinct life-cycle pattern.
Covariance between meridional wind and air temperature in the lower troposphere quantifies the poleward flux of dry static energy in the atmosphere; in the midlatitudes, this is primarily realised by baroclinic weather systems. It is shown that strong covariance between temperature and meridional wind results from both enhanced correlation and enhanced variance, and that the two evolve according to a distinct temporal structure akin to a life-cycle. Starting from a state of low correlation and variance, there is first a gradual build-up to modal growth at constant, high correlation, followed by a rapid decay at relatively low correlation values. This life-cycle evolution is observed most markedly over oceanic regions, and cannot be explained on purely statistical grounds. We find that local peaks of meridional heat flux are not exclusively linked to the action of individual weather systems and can affect the atmospheric circulation on larger length-scales through wave propagation along wave guides.
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