AbstractsEarth & Environmental Science
A study of the thermal structure of jet stream wind maxima.
| Institution: | McGill University |
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| Department: | Department of Earth Sciences. |
| Degree: | MS. |
| Year: | 1962 |
| Keywords: | Meteorology. |
| Record ID: | 1511811 |
| Full text PDF: | http://digitool.library.mcgill.ca/thesisfile113727.pdf |
Abstract
A synoptic and dynamic investigation of the jet stream reveals that in a transverse profile the maximum wind tends to lie along a pseudo-parabolic rather than a horizontal surface. The upwardfacing parabola is identified by a band of warm temperatures on the cyclonic side of the jet core and a band of cold temperatures on the anticyclonic side. The model is shown to be compatible with the thermal wind relationship.
