Large Scale Perturbations in Extratropical Atmosphere-Part II: On Geostrophic Waves

Y. L. McHall

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Large Scale Perturbations in Extratropical Atmosphere-Part II: On Geostrophic Waves

Y. L. McHall

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Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT, MA 02139, USA

Y. L. McHall

doi: 10.1007/BF02919140

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Abstract:
We have examined, in Part I, the propagation mechanism and geostrophic property of classical Rossby waves in a non-divergent barotropic atmosphere. As we found that the non-divergent Rossby waves do not propagate in a hydrostatically equilibrium atmosphere, and do not manifest a good geostrophic property, an alternative large scale circulation pattern of geostrophic waves has been proposed (McHall, 1991a). The propagation mechanism and geostrophic property of these waves are examined in the present study.
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Manuscript received: 10 March 1993

Manuscript revised: 10 March 1993

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Large Scale Perturbations in Extratropical Atmosphere-Part II: On Geostrophic Waves

Y. L. McHall

1. Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT, MA 02139, USA

Manuscript received: 1993-03-10
Manuscript revised: 1993-03-10

Abstract: We have examined, in Part I, the propagation mechanism and geostrophic property of classical Rossby waves in a non-divergent barotropic atmosphere. As we found that the non-divergent Rossby waves do not propagate in a hydrostatically equilibrium atmosphere, and do not manifest a good geostrophic property, an alternative large scale circulation pattern of geostrophic waves has been proposed (McHall, 1991a). The propagation mechanism and geostrophic property of these waves are examined in the present study.