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| Authors: | Michael Stix |
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| Institution: | M-S 238-600, Jet Propulsion Laboratory , 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA, 91109, USA |
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| Abstract: | This paper gives the expressions for the synoptic scale thermal winds when a full Coriolis force is considered. The atmosphere is assumed stratified with a steady density profile. It is also argued that the resulting expressions can be applied to atmospheric temperature maps obtained by standard infrared methods only if approximations are made. This paper augments the interpretation of the results obtained in a previous paper by the author and addresses comments made by J.-I. Yano in another paper of this journal. |
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| Keywords: | Geostrophy Thermal Wind Atmospheric Dynamics Infrared Observations Planetary Atmospheres |
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