| dc.contributor.author | Polvani, Lorenzo M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Esler Jr, Kenneth P | |
| dc.contributor.author | Plumb, R. Alan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-02T18:24:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-05-02T18:24:14Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1999-10 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 1999-06 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0094-8276 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/108606 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A simple model is used to study the evolution of potential vorticity filaments, viewed in cross-section, subject to steady shear and deformation flows representative of the large-scale atmospheric circulation. It is found that the balanced, ageostrophic circulation induced by the anomalous potential vorticity can cause the evolution of a dynamically active filament to differ substantially from that of a dynamically passive filament in a similar background flow. It is suggested that estimates of the mix-down time of material contained in atmospheric filaments need to be corrected to allow for this effect. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | American Geophysical Union (AGU) | en_US |
| dc.relation.isversionof | http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/1999GL010875 | en_US |
| dc.rights | Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. | en_US |
| dc.source | Other univ. web domain | en_US |
| dc.title | On the mix-down times of dynamically active potential vorticity filaments | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Esler, J. Gavin, Lorenzo M. Polvani, and R. Alan Plumb. “On the Mix-down Times of Dynamically Active Potential Vorticity Filaments.” Geophysical Research Letters 26, no. 19 (October 1, 1999): 2953–2956. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Program in Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate | en_US |
| dc.contributor.mitauthor | Esler Jr, Kenneth P | |
| dc.contributor.mitauthor | Plumb, Raymond Alan | |
| dc.relation.journal | Geophysical Research Letters | en_US |
| dc.eprint.version | Final published version | en_US |
| dc.type.uri | http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle | en_US |
| eprint.status | http://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerReviewed | en_US |
| dspace.orderedauthors | Esler, J. Gavin; Polvani, Lorenzo M.; Plumb, R. Alan | en_US |
| dspace.embargo.terms | N | en_US |
| dc.identifier.orcid | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6716-1576 | |
| mit.license | PUBLISHER_POLICY | en_US |
