Eddy diffusion coefficients and the variance of the atmosphere 30–60 km |
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Authors: | G D Nastrom A D Belmont D E Brown |
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Institution: | (1) Control Data Corporation, 55440 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA;(2) Present address: Purdue University, 47907 West Lafayette, Indiana, USA |
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Abstract: | The results of numerical models or of new observational programs are checked by comparing them with past observations. Also, it is desirable that the eddy diffusion coefficients used in two-dimensional models be derived from the same data set as the circulation statistics which the model outputs are checked against, so that all results refer to the same atmospheric conditions. For the first time, the three components of the eddy diffusion matrix, from 30–60 km, 80°N–10°S are computed, together with the means, variances and covariances of the wind and temperature through the same region using the same data set for 1960–76 and the same handling and analysis methods for all variables. Horizontal diffusivities,K
yy
, are obtained from the variance and integral time scale of the meridional wind speed. The present values are generally smaller than past estimates, presumably because temporal variations longer than a month have been removed in this work. Estimates ofK
yz
are based on the tentative assumption that the diffusivity is proportional to the slope of isentropic surfaces, and estimates ofK
zz
are based on the assumption that small-scale gravity waves are primarily responsible for vertical mixing. |
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Keywords: | Eddy diffusion coefficients Atmosphere 30– 60 km |
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