Articles | Volume 4, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-4-361-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-4-361-2023
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

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-904', Anonymous Referee #1, 21 Oct 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Charles Gertler, 15 Feb 2023
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-904', Anonymous Referee #2, 21 Nov 2022
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Charles Gertler, 15 Feb 2023

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Charles Gertler on behalf of the Authors (01 Mar 2023)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (02 Mar 2023) by Tim Woollings
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (14 Mar 2023)
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (17 Mar 2023) by Tim Woollings
AR by Charles Gertler on behalf of the Authors (21 Mar 2023)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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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.