Moist available potential energy of the mean state of the atmosphere and the thermodynamic potential for warm conveyor belts and convection

Gertler, Charles G.; O'Gorman, Paul A.; Pfahl, Stephan

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-4-361-2023

Articles | Volume 4, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-4-361-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-4-361-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 4, issue 2

Research article

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24 Apr 2023

Research article |

| 24 Apr 2023

Moist available potential energy of the mean state of the atmosphere and the thermodynamic potential for warm conveyor belts and convection

Charles G. Gertler, Paul A. O'Gorman, and Stephan Pfahl

Model code and software

Available potential energy of the three-dimensional mean state of the atmosphere and the thermodynamic potential for warm conveyor belts C. G. Gertler https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5826260

Short summary

The relationship between the time-mean state of the atmosphere and aspects of atmospheric circulation drives general understanding of the atmospheric circulation. Here, we present new techniques to calculate local properties of the time-mean atmosphere and relate those properties to aspects of extratropical circulation with important implications for weather. This relationship should help connect changes to the atmosphere, such as under global warming, to changes in midlatitude weather.