Abstract
An equation for the kinetic energy balance of the mean zonal flow in a symmetrical polar cap is derived under minimal assumptions, starting from basic concepts of mechanics. The form of the equation obtained differs from the comparable result of the traditional treatment, in that the rotation of the relative coordinate system used enters the volume integrals in a more symmetrical fashion, and appears also in the surface boundary terms. Various aspects of a still less restrictive possible formulation are enumerated.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v21i2.10072 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 185 - 192
Submitted on: Jul 4, 1968
Accepted on: Oct 10, 1968
Published on: Jan 1, 1969
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 1969 Victor P. Starr, Norman E. Gaut, published by Stockholm University Press
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