Energetics in the Charney Problem with a Generic Stratosphere
This paper reports a complete diagnosis of energetics of the three representative structurally distinct unstable modes in the Charney problem with a generic stratosphere presented in Mak et al (2021). The diagnosis of the vertically-local-energetics of these modes (Charney+ mode, Green mode and Trop...
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| description | This paper reports a complete diagnosis of energetics of the three representative structurally distinct unstable modes in the Charney problem with a generic stratosphere presented in Mak et al (2021). The diagnosis of the vertically-local-energetics of these modes (Charney+ mode, Green mode and Tropopause mode) helps delineate the physical nature of the impacts of a tropopause upon their vertical structures. The total-energetics diagnosis reveals that the computational noise is negligible in the significantly unstable modes, but that in a weakly unstable mode is measurable. Treating the top boundary as a sufficiently high free-surface adequately permits the existence of vertically propagating modes with negligibly small energy passing through it. The analysis of this generalized Charney problem could be relevant to the study of troposphere-stratosphere interaction capable of inducing anomalous tropospheric weather regimes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9c90cadda0584300ba67b9e76a1174a22022-12-22T03:31:09ZengStockholm University PressTellus: Series A, Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography1600-08702022-04-0174110.16993/tellusa.5338Energetics in the Charney Problem with a Generic StratosphereMankin Mak0Siyu Zhao1Department of Atmospheric Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IllinoisDepartment of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CaliforniaThis paper reports a complete diagnosis of energetics of the three representative structurally distinct unstable modes in the Charney problem with a generic stratosphere presented in Mak et al (2021). The diagnosis of the vertically-local-energetics of these modes (Charney+ mode, Green mode and Tropopause mode) helps delineate the physical nature of the impacts of a tropopause upon their vertical structures. The total-energetics diagnosis reveals that the computational noise is negligible in the significantly unstable modes, but that in a weakly unstable mode is measurable. Treating the top boundary as a sufficiently high free-surface adequately permits the existence of vertically propagating modes with negligibly small energy passing through it. The analysis of this generalized Charney problem could be relevant to the study of troposphere-stratosphere interaction capable of inducing anomalous tropospheric weather regimes.https://a.tellusjournals.se/articles/53energeticsbaroclinic instabilitycharney problemgeneric stratospherecharney+ model |
| spellingShingle | Mankin Mak Siyu Zhao Energetics in the Charney Problem with a Generic Stratosphere Tellus: Series A, Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography energetics baroclinic instability charney problem generic stratosphere charney+ model |
| title | Energetics in the Charney Problem with a Generic Stratosphere |
| title_full | Energetics in the Charney Problem with a Generic Stratosphere |
| title_fullStr | Energetics in the Charney Problem with a Generic Stratosphere |
| title_full_unstemmed | Energetics in the Charney Problem with a Generic Stratosphere |
| title_short | Energetics in the Charney Problem with a Generic Stratosphere |
| title_sort | energetics in the charney problem with a generic stratosphere |
| topic | energetics baroclinic instability charney problem generic stratosphere charney+ model |
| url | https://a.tellusjournals.se/articles/53 |
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