Basic assumptions throughout the linear baroclinic model proposed by Fleagle (1957) for atmospheric motions are re-evaluated to assess applicability of the model for vertical motion computations in connection with potential-kinetic energy conversions in the stratosphere. It is found that some revisions are necessary to adequately describe very long wave activity, dominant at these levels, under the high stability conditions present. The source of the difficulties is found in the scaling of parameters of the zonal flow. Simple, but computationally awkward, corrections are suggested, and their affect partially traced through the model.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.113737 |
| Date | January 1962 |
| Creators | O’Reilly, Brian. E. |
| Contributors | Boville, B. (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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