Misuse of Kuo–Eliassen equation in studies of the climatological mean meridional circulation

The Kuo–Eliassen equation provides the mean meridional circulation that must be present for the axisymmetric component of a flow forced by heat and momentum sources to remain balanced as it evolves. It does not tell us whether or not the flow is steady. Using this equation to explain how the mean me...

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Autores: Held, Isaac M., Zurita Gotor, Pablo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
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Atmospheric circulation
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Meteorología (Física)
2509 Meteorología
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spelling Misuse of Kuo–Eliassen equation in studies of the climatological mean meridional circulationHeld, Isaac M.Zurita Gotor, Pablo551.5Atmospheric circulationMeridional overturning circulationGeneral circulation modelsIdealized modelsMeteorología (Física)2509 MeteorologíaThe Kuo–Eliassen equation provides the mean meridional circulation that must be present for the axisymmetric component of a flow forced by heat and momentum sources to remain balanced as it evolves. It does not tell us whether or not the flow is steady. Using this equation to explain how the mean meridional circulation is perturbed due to a change in thermal or momentum forcing, including the forcing due to large-scale eddies, requires a division of the forcing into prescribed and reactive parts and, most importantly, a physical theory for the latter. It should not be used without explicit discussion of the assumptions being made about the reactive component of the forcing and justification for the choice being made.American Meteorological SocietyUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20252025-01-0120252025-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/123779reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/1237792026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Misuse of Kuo–Eliassen equation in studies of the climatological mean meridional circulation
title Misuse of Kuo–Eliassen equation in studies of the climatological mean meridional circulation
spellingShingle Misuse of Kuo–Eliassen equation in studies of the climatological mean meridional circulation
Held, Isaac M.
551.5
Atmospheric circulation
Meridional overturning circulation
General circulation models
Idealized models
Meteorología (Física)
2509 Meteorología
title_short Misuse of Kuo–Eliassen equation in studies of the climatological mean meridional circulation
title_full Misuse of Kuo–Eliassen equation in studies of the climatological mean meridional circulation
title_fullStr Misuse of Kuo–Eliassen equation in studies of the climatological mean meridional circulation
title_full_unstemmed Misuse of Kuo–Eliassen equation in studies of the climatological mean meridional circulation
title_sort Misuse of Kuo–Eliassen equation in studies of the climatological mean meridional circulation
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Held, Isaac M.
Zurita Gotor, Pablo
author Held, Isaac M.
author_facet Held, Isaac M.
Zurita Gotor, Pablo
author_role author
author2 Zurita Gotor, Pablo
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 551.5
Atmospheric circulation
Meridional overturning circulation
General circulation models
Idealized models
Meteorología (Física)
2509 Meteorología
topic 551.5
Atmospheric circulation
Meridional overturning circulation
General circulation models
Idealized models
Meteorología (Física)
2509 Meteorología
description The Kuo–Eliassen equation provides the mean meridional circulation that must be present for the axisymmetric component of a flow forced by heat and momentum sources to remain balanced as it evolves. It does not tell us whether or not the flow is steady. Using this equation to explain how the mean meridional circulation is perturbed due to a change in thermal or momentum forcing, including the forcing due to large-scale eddies, requires a division of the forcing into prescribed and reactive parts and, most importantly, a physical theory for the latter. It should not be used without explicit discussion of the assumptions being made about the reactive component of the forcing and justification for the choice being made.
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