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On the effect of thermal forcing on the global atmospheric angular momentum and the general circulation
Authors:Email author" target="_blank">O?J?StenzelEmail author  J-S?von?Storch
Institution:(1) Meteorologisches Institut, Bundesstr. 55, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
Abstract:The effect of latitudinal differential heating on the atmospheric general circulation is studied using a simple general circulation model driven by different heating rates. It is found that an increase in differential heating leads to a strengthening of the general circulation as characterized by an increase in global available potential energy, kinetic energy and atmospheric angular momentum. The strengthening of the circulation results in three circulation regimes characterized by different eddy activities. One is a zonally symmetric Hadley regime with no eddy activity while the other two are Rossby regimes dominated by eddies with intermediate and low wave numbers, respectively. Relative to other global indices, the global relative atmospheric angular momentum is superior in detecting the transition of circulation regimes. The regime changes in mid- and high-latitudes resemble the response of the atmosphere to large changes in Earthrsquos rotation rate.
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