A note on the seasonal variation of the flux of angular momentum by the transient and standing eddies in the northern hemisphere

Norman J. MacDonald; Howard M. Frazier

doi:10.3402/tellusa.v21i5.10116

A note on the seasonal variation of the flux of angular momentum by the transient and standing eddies in the northern hemisphere

Tellus

Volume 21 (1969): Issue 5

By: Norman J. MacDonald and Howard M. Frazier

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|Jan 1969

Abstract

The poleward transport of relative angular momentum by the transient and standing eddies over a five year period is described. The mean annual transport and its seasonal variation is complementary to other measurements made from different periods of time. The flux due to the standing eddies is anomalously low in the spring months attributed to a low amplitude and an occasional negative tilt to the troughs in these data.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v21i5.10116 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554

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Language: English

Page range: 656 - 667

Submitted on: Dec 19, 1968

Accepted on: Mar 7, 1969

Published on: Jan 1, 1969

Published by: Stockholm University Press

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© 1969 Norman J. MacDonald, Howard M. Frazier, published by Stockholm University Press
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Volume 21 (1969): Issue 5