1 Introduction In this chapter we revisit one of the “classical”topics of atmospheric dynamics: the maintenance of the zonal ‡ow relative to the rotating Earth. The literature - William Ferrel - Document - PDFSEARCH.IO

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	1 Introduction In this chapter we revisit one of the “classical”topics of atmospheric dynamics: the maintenance of the zonal ‡ow relative to the rotating Earth. The literature Add to Reading List Document Date: 2010-04-05 11:01:59 Open Document File Size: 164,25 KB Share Result on Facebook City Washington DC / Washington / / Country Japan / / NaturalFeature Sahara / Drake Passage / North American mountain / Indian Ocean / / Person David Salstein / Richard Rosen / George Hadley / Edmund Halley / William Ferrell / / Position ice skater / representative / / ProvinceOrState Montana / Colorado / / Region Antarctic / middle East / Central America / southern Indian Ocean / west coast / South America / east coast / / SocialTag Atmospheric dynamics Low-pressure area William Ferrel Angular momentum Westerlies Zonal and meridional Atmospheric circulation Wind Vorticity Atmospheric sciences

1 Introduction In this chapter we revisit one of the “classical”topics of atmospheric dynamics: the maintenance of the zonal ‡ow relative to the rotating Earth. The literatureAdd to Reading List