Meridional Flux of Angular Momentum in the Tropics
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- 1 May 1952
- journal article
- Published by Stockholm University Press in Tellus
- Vol. 4 (2) , 118-125
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2153-3490.1952.tb00995.x
Abstract
The results of an attempt to measure the meridional flux of angular momentum across the vicinity of 13° N latitude from actual wind data are presented. It is found that the average flux for one year is directed northward but is much smaller than the corresponding flux at 31° N as obtained from a similar hemispheric study made earlier for that latitude. According to the data the flux at 13° is due mainly to horizontal exchange processes which are most vigorous at an elevation of about 35,000 feet. DOI: 10.1111/j.2153-3490.1952.tb00995.xKeywords
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