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Generation оf large-scale eddies and zonal winds in planetary atmospheres
O. G. Onishchenkoa, O. A. Pokhotelova, N. M. Astafievab a Schmidt United Institute of Physics of the Earth, Russian Academy of Scienses
b Space Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
Abstract:
The review deals with a theoretical description of the generation of zonal winds and vortices in а turbulent barotropic atmosphere. These large-scale structures largely determine the dynamics and transport processes in planetary atmospheres. The role of nonlinear effects on the formation of mesoscale vortical structures (cyclones and anticyclones) is examined. A new mechanism for zonal wind generation in planetary atmospheres is discussed. It is based on the parametric generation of convective cells by finite-amplitude Rossby waves. Weakly turbulent spectra of Rossby waves are considered. The theoretical results are compared to the results of satellite microwave monitoring of the Earth's atmosphere.
Received: March 6, 2008
Citation:
O. G. Onishchenko, O. A. Pokhotelov, N. M. Astafieva, “Generation оf large-scale eddies and zonal winds in planetary atmospheres”, UFN, 178:6 (2008), 605–618; Phys. Usp., 51:6 (2008), 577–589
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