Vertical cross sections along the 80W meridian from the surface to 35 km (circa 5 mb) are presented for each fifth day of the 1958-1959 winter season. The synoptic features of the stratosphere as shown by the cross sections - are discussed in monthly résumés in sufficient detail to furnish a generalized picture of the seasonal changes. An objective method for determining the peak winds in jet streams is formulated and results from this method compare favourably with meso-scale data from aircraft probes. The baroclinity of the troposphere and lower stratosphere and its relation to the Ferrel westerlies are discussed. Boundary conditions for the crests of the Ferrel westerlies on summer and winter type wind profiles are presented and shown to be quasipermanent in nature.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.113541 |
| Date | January 1961 |
| Creators | Steiner, Harold. A. |
| Contributors | Hare, F. (Supervisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science. (Department of Earth Sciences.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library. |
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