Accession Number:

ADP002654

Title:

Eddy - Mean Flow Interaction Diagnostics,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

WASHINGTON UNIV SEATTLE DEPT OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES

Personal Author(s):

• Holton,J. R.

Report Date:

1983-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

9.0

Abstract:

Recent development in the diagnosis of mean flow forcing by quasi-geostrophic eddies are reviewed. The so-called Eliassen-Palm flux, which has been used to diagnose the forcing of the zonal mean wind by stationary waves, has recently been extended to three-dimensional eddy-mean flow interactions by Hoskins. This work may provide a framework for understanding the driving of mean flows by transient eddies in the atmosphere and the oceans.

Descriptors:

• *Ocean currents
• Oceans
• Eddies(Fluid mechanics)
• Interactions
• Water flow
• Mean
• Mathematical analysis
• Symposia

Subject Categories:

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE