Fluid Dynamics in Earth and Planetary Sciences (FDEPS)  First FDEPS Workshop  Dec 6 - 10, 1999  Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Tokyo


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Seminar
Atmosphere-Ocean Dynamics: Some Fundamentals
Prof. Michael E. McIntyre (DAMTP, Cambridge University)

Abstract

The fluid-dynamical fundamentals of most basic importance to atmosphere-ocean dynamics are reviewed, together with their application to understanding the global-scale circulation of the middle atmosphere. Contrary to mythology, the circulation is driven purely mechanically. It is a good example of a multiple-timescale system. Systematic effects of wavelike and turbulent motions with timescales of seconds to weeks govern, for instance, the e-folding timescale (of order a century) over which chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are destroyed in the atmosphere.


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last revised 1999-11-15 by Y.Y. Hayashi