A thermal cycle in the atmosphere

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jul 1952 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Geofisica pura e applicata, volume 23, pages 111-123 (issn: 0367-4355,

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Authors: R. W. James;

doi: 10.1007/bf01992460

A thermal cycle in the atmosphere

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It is shown that in order for a steady-state closed circulation to be maintained in the atmosphere, the working of the pressure force on a particle moving round the closed circuit is exactly balanced by the working of the particle against friction. It is concluded that sources of heat are associated with low surface pressure, and sinks with high surface pressure. This association of sources and sinkswith low and high surface pressure is verified, for circulations ranging in scale from that associated with an individual cumulus cloud to large-scale monsoonal systems.

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