Kinetic energy generation in heat engines and heat pumps: the relationship between surface pressure, temperature and circulation cell size

A.M. Makarieva; V.G. Gorshkov; A.V. Nefiodov; D. Sheil; A. D. Nobre; P.L. Shearman; B.-L. Li

doi:10.1080/16000870.2016.1272752

Kinetic energy generation in heat engines and heat pumps: the relationship between surface pressure, temperature and circulation cell size

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Volume 69 (2017): Issue 1

By: A.M. Makarieva , V.G. Gorshkov, A.V. Nefiodov, D. Sheil, A. D. Nobre, P.L. Shearman and B.-L. Li

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/16000870.2016.1272752 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554

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Submitted on: Apr 21, 2016

Accepted on: Dec 10, 2016

Published on: Jan 1, 2017

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Keywords:

meridional circulation cells,

kinetic energy generation,

surface temperature,

surface pressure gradient,

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