Jet Streams

Atmospheric Science · Part 4

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Table of Contents

  1. 1.Types of Jet Streams
  2. 2.Formation: Thermal Wind Relationship
  3. 3.Rossby Waves
  4. 4.Jet Streak Dynamics
  5. 5.Polar Jet Stream
  6. 6.Subtropical Jet Stream
  7. 7.Subtropical Jet: Angular Momentum Conservation
  8. 8.Potential Vorticity Conservation

Key Equations

$$|\vec{v}_T| = \frac{R}{f}\ln\left(\frac{p_0}{p_1}\right)|\nabla_p \bar{T}|$$
$$\mathbf{V}_T = \mathbf{V}_g(p_1) - \mathbf{V}_g(p_0) = -\frac{R_d}{f}\int_{p_0}^{p_1} \nabla_p T \;\frac{dp}{p}$$
$$M = (u + \Omega a \cos\phi)\,a\cos\phi = \text{const}$$
$$c = \bar{u} - \frac{\beta}{k^2 + l^2}$$

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