Generation of large-scale eddies and zonal winds in planetary atmospheres

O.G. Onishchenko^a, O.A. Pokhotelov^a, N.M. Astaf’eva^b
^aSchmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Bolshaya Gruzinskaya ul. 10, Moscow, 123995, Russian Federation
^bSpace Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Profsoyuznaya str. 84/32, Moscow, 117997, Russian Federation

The review deals with a theoretical description of the generation of zonal winds and vortices in a turbulent barotropic atmosphere. These large-scale structures largely determine the dynamics and transport processes in planetary atmospheres. The role of nonlinear effects on the formation of mesoscale vortical structures (cyclones and anticyclones) is examined. A new mechanism for zonal wind generation in planetary atmospheres is discussed. It is based on the parametric generation of convective cells by finite-amplitude Rossby waves. Weakly turbulent spectra of Rossby waves are considered. The theoretical results are compared to the results of satellite microwave monitoring of the Earth’s atmosphere.

PACS: 47.27.−i, 92.10.hf, 92.60.−e (all)
DOI: 10.1070/PU2008v051n06ABEH006588
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2008/6/c/
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Citation: Onishchenko O G, Pokhotelov O A, Astaf’eva N M "Generation of large-scale eddies and zonal winds in planetary atmospheres" Phys. Usp. 51 577–589 (2008)

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RT Journal
T1 Generation of large-scale eddies and zonal winds in planetary atmospheres
A1 Onishchenko,O.G.
A1 Pokhotelov,O.A.
A1 Astaf’eva,N.M.
PB Physics-Uspekhi
PY 2008
FD 10 Jun, 2008
JF Physics-Uspekhi
JO Phys. Usp.
VO 51
IS 6
SP 577-589
DO 10.1070/PU2008v051n06ABEH006588
LK https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2008/6/c/

Оригинал: Онищенко О Г, Похотелов О А, Астафьева Н М «Генерация крупномасштабных вихрей и зональных ветров в атмосферах планет» УФН 178 605–618 (2008); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0178.200806c.0605