Objective methods for isentropic analyses. II
Abstract
Essential problems of isentropic analysis are reviewed, and a method of constructing isentropic trajectories from synoptic meteorological data is described. The trajectories are used to study cyclone development, and a comparison is made of the isentropic and isobaric methods. Isentropic charts and cross-section analyses reveal the possibility of the isentropic mass transport from the stratosphere to the troposphere. Vertical motions derived from the trajectories are evaluated, and changes occurring in the height contours are presented. Applications of the isentropic analysis and the trajectory method in various meteorological tasks are discussed.
- Publication:
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Acta Geophysica Polonica
- Pub Date:
- 1981
- Bibcode:
- 1981AcGeP..29..103D
- Keywords:
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- Air Masses;
- Atmospheric Circulation;
- Isentropic Processes;
- Synoptic Meteorology;
- Trajectory Analysis;
- Differential Equations;
- Mass Transfer;
- Meteorological Charts;
- North America;
- Vertical Air Currents