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NASA NTRS1986

Comparative energetics diagnosis of the observed and simulated blockings in the Northern Hemisphere

The blocking phenomena, in particular winter blocking, are stuided using energetic diagnostics. Sequences of blockings during the FGGE winter and summer in observed and simulated circulations, and energy transformations associated with blockings are examined. It is observed that the simulation of the Northern Hemisphere circulation correlates better with the observed circulation during summer than during winter. It is noted that the observed winter blockings are maintained by the supply of kinetic energy to the ultralong waves from the shorter cyclone scales through nonlinear wave-wave interaction; in the simulated winter blocking, the energy converted at the cyclone scale cascades down to the shorter wave range; and the summer blockings are supported by the baroclinic conversion of long waves in both the observed and simulated circulations.

Kung, Ernest C.↗

NASA NTRS1986

Interaction of the Asian summer monsoon and the Southern Hemisphere

The possible role that divergent circulations emanating from regions of large scale organized convection may have on the rotational motions of the subsiding branch of the resulting overturnings is considered. Correspondence is found between the cross-equatorial flow emanating from regions of organized convection in the Northern Hemisphere, and the subtropical jet in the vicinity of Australia. The difference field also reveals a good correspondence between changes in the meridional gravity wave component and changes in the intensity of maximum zonal wind. The results are consistent with the picture of a local ageostrophic Hadley overturning in the entrance region of subtropical jets, and they show the importance of adequate resolution of tropical divergent modes.

Paegle, Julia N.↗

NASA NTRS1987

Significance of the South Pacific Convergence Zone (SPCZ) in the energy budget of the Southern Hemisphere tropics

An in-depth investigation of the energetics, including boundary transports, was conducted on four equal-area regions in the tropical Southern Hemisphere during the SOP-1 period in 1979. The regions, each approximately centered on one of the wave axes of maximum warm rising air, include the SPCZ (115 deg W - 155 deg E) and the Australian (155-65 deg E), the African (65 deg E - 25 deg W), and the South American (25-115 deg W) regions. Daily variations of the energy conversions were examined, and time-averaged result of energy contents, conversions, and boundary transports were compiled for January 10-27. Results show that the eddy kinetic energy (KE) exceeds the eddy available potential energy (AE) in all four regions, with the largest excess being in the SPCZ. Of the conversion and flux terms, only the conversion of AE to KE is significant (again, with the greatest value in the SPCZ). An evaluation of boundary fluxes of KE indicates that the only significant transport between regions is a flow of KE from the SPCZ region into the South American region.

Hurrell, James W.↗

NASA NTRS1988

Meteorological atlas of the Southern Hemisphere lower stratosphere for August and September 1987

Southern Hemisphere meteorological data for the months of August and September 1987 in the lower stratosphere are shown. National Meteorological Center (NMC) data, Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) data, and Goddard Laboratory for Atmospheres (GLA) data are used to display polar stereographic projections of 200 to 100 mb vertical mean temperatures, 100 mb zonal mean geopotential height perturbations, total ozone, Ertel's potential vorticity (Epv), and 50 to 30 mb vertical mean temperatures. In addition, latitude height cross sections at 65 W of potential temperature, Epv, geostrophic isotachs, and temperature are also shown. Finally, a longitude height cross section at 65 S of temperature and geostrophic wind vectors is also shown.

Newman, P. A.↗

NASA NTRS1988

Recent secular changes in the wintertime circulation of the Southern Hemisphere

Some preliminary evidence is given that suggests that substantial differences exist between the Southern Hemisphere wintertime circulation during 1980 through 1982 and 1984 through 1986. Results suggest that the middle and high latitude secular changes are primarily a winter phenomena and appear to be characterized by a phase locking of naturally occurring modes of variation. The amplitude of the changes (on the order of 5 to 10 m/s) appears to fall within the natural variability of the zonal wind fluctuations. On the other hand, the low latitude variations appear to be tied to changes in forcing associated with El Nino and anti-El Nino events. The mechanisms responsible for the splitting of the jet at high latitudes and possible links with the low latitude zonal wind fluctuations are currently under investigation.

Schubert, Siegfried D.↗

NASA NTRS1987

Experimental study of three-dimensional separated flow surrounding a hemisphere-cylinder at incidence

Detailed experimental surface pressure coefficient measurements, obtained for a hemisphere-cylinder-flare model in a low supersonic flow (freestream M = 1.2) at various angles of attack (0 deg to 27.5 deg), have been analyzed. The pressure values for each angle of attack were smoothed and checked against their respective oil-flow photographs. The smoothed results were then used to validate a theory which relates the number and type of singular points observed in the oil-flow patterns with local surface-pressure extrema.

Meade, Andrew J., Jr.↗

NASA NTRS1987

Hemispherical reflectance variations of vegetation canopies and implications for global and regional budget studies

The hemispherical reflectance (HR) variations of vegetation canopies are studied as a function of solar zenith angle, wavelength, and canopy characteristics (leaf area index, leaf orientation distribution, and leaf and soil optical properties). The radiative transfer model of Kimes (1984) is used to explain the radiative transfers that give rise to variations in the HR for various vegetation canopies as a function of sun angle. The results of this model are compared with those calculated from Sellers' (1985) analytical two-stream approximation. It is noted that the findings have significant implications for a wide range of global and regional energy budget studies.

Kimes, D. S.↗

NASA NTRS1987

Thermospheric neutral wind signatures dependent on the east-west component of the interplanetary magnetic field for Northern and Southern Hemispheres as measured from Dynamics Explorer-2

DE-2 neutral-wind measurements obtained between November and January 1981-1982 and 1982-1983 were analyzed to investigate the effect of the sign of the IMF By component on neutral thermosphere dynamics at F-region altitudes. Maps of the mean neutral circulation for the northern (winter) and southern (summer) polar regions were derived for By positive and negative using polar geomagnetic coordinates. The mean neutral winds demonstrate clear By-dependent neutral wind signatures in both hemispheres.

Thayer, J. P.↗

NASA NTRS1988

Transient response of the Southern Hemisphere subtropical jet to tropical forcing

GCM simulations and data for the August 6-8, 1979 period are used to investigate the effect of tropical latent heat release in accelerations of the Southern Hemisphere subtropical jet. The analysis indicates that the jet accelerations were due both to external and internal Rossby modes, with somewhat stronger contributions from the external mode. The case study and GCM results suggest that divergent circulations which project mostly into inertia-gravity waves react to changes in latent heat release in 1-2 days, that the impact in subtropical latitudes to latent heat release is felt in 2-4 days, and that this impact becomes fully established after about 6 days.

Nogues-Paegle, Julia↗

NASA NTRS1988

Theoretical derivation and calibration technique of a hemispherical-tipped, five-hole probe

A technique is presented for the calibration of a hemispherical tipped 0.125 inch diameter 5-hole probe. The derivation of equations from the potential flow over a sphere relating the flow angle and velocity to pressure differentials measured by the probe is presented. The technique for acquiring the calibration data and the technique used to calculate the calibration coefficients are presented. The accuracy of the probe in both the uniform calibration flow field and the nonuniform flow field over a 75 degree swept delta wing is discussed.

Kjelgaard, Scott O.↗

NASA NTRS1988

Geochemical comparison of K-T boundaries from the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

Closely spaced (cm-scale) traverses through the K-T boundary at Stevns Klint (Denmark), Woodside Creek (New Zealand) and a new Southern Hemisphere site at Richards Bay (South Africa) were subjected to trace element and isotopic (C, O, Sr) investigation. Intercomparison between these data-sets, and correlation with the broad K-T database available in the literature, indicate that the chemistry of the boundary clays is not globally constant. Variations are more common than similarities, both of absolute concentrations, and interelement ratios. For example, the chondrite normalized platinum-group elements (PGE) patterns of Stevns Klint are not like those of Woodside Creek, with the Pt/Os ratios showing the biggest variation. These differences in PGE patterns are difficult to explain by secondary alteration of a layer that was originally chemically homogeneous, especially for elements of such dubious crustal mobility as Os and Ir. The data also show that enhanced PGE concentrations, with similar trends to those of the boundary layers, occur in the Cretaceous sediments below the actual boundary at Stevns Klint and all three the New Zealand localities. This confirms the observations of others that the geochemistry of the boundary layers apparently does not record a unique component. It is suggested that terrestrial processes, eg. an extended period of Late Cretaceous volcanism can offer a satisfactory explanation for the features of the K-T geochemical anomaly. Such models would probably be more consistent with the observed stepwise, or gradual, palaeontological changes across this boundary, than the instant catastrophe predicated by the impact theory.

Tredous, M.↗

NASA NTRS1989

Upper stratosphere polar jet instability in the Southern Hemisphere

A Fourier analysis of temperature measurements obtained during the Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere experiment between April and May 1979 has been performed in order to study synoptic-scale zonal eddies confined to polar latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere (SH) upper stratosphere. Evidence is provided for pronounced latitudinal variations in the upper stratosphere zonal wind distribution. The results indicate that the synoptic-scale modes may arise from a latitudial wind shear instability of the SH polar jet stream.

Miles, T.↗

NASA NTRS1989

Dynamics of planetary-scale baroclinic waves during Southern Hemisphere winter

The characteristics of linear and finite amplitude baroclinic waves during Southern Hemisphere winter were investigated using a three-dimensional global primitive-equation spectral mode, with emphasis on the dynamics of planetary scale modes which propagate into the stratosphere. Linear stability computations showed that the winter zonally averaged basic state is baroclinically unstable, with the most unstable modes being Charney-type modes; however, the results showed that Green-type modes also exist; these give much larger relative amplitude in the stratosphere although they have smaller growth rates. The results suggest that the existence of both Charney and Green modes might explain certain observed properties of the eastward traveling waves, such as the lack of coherence between troposphere and stratosphere at zonal wavenumbers 1 and 2.

Young, Richard E.↗

NASA NTRS1989

Measurement of total hemispherical emissivity of contaminated mirror surfaces

The effects of dust contamination on the total hemispherical emissivity (THE) of a 1.5-inch-diameter Al/MgF2-coated telescope mirror are investigated experimentally. The THE is determined by means of cooling-rate measurements in the temperature range 10-14.5 C in a vacuum of 100 ntorr or better. Photographs and drawings of the experimental setup are provided, and results for 11 dust levels are presented in tables and graphs. It is shown that dust has a significant effect on THE, but the experimental losses are only about half those predicted for perfectly black dust in perfect thermal contact with the mirror surface.

Facey, T. A.↗

NASA NTRS1989

Energetics examination of winter blocking simulations in the Northern Hemisphere

Four numerical simulations of the global atmosphere for January 1979 are analyzed to study the formation of blocking in terms of Northern Hemisphere energetics. The Goddard Laboratory for Atmospheres (GLA) 4 x 5 deg latitude-longitude grid general circulation model (GCM) and 2 x 2.5 deg grid GCM are employed with the GLA and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory initial datasets. Among four simulations, the simulations by the high resolution GCM produce realistically strong blockings with compatible spectral energetics as in the observed blockings episodes. The latitude-height cross sections of the energy variables of wavenumber 1 is presented to describe the dipole structure of blockings. Blocking development is also examined in time series of barotropic and baroclinic components of energy and associated conversions.

Kung, Ernest C.↗

NASA NTRS1989

Total hemispherical emittance measured at high temperatures by the calorimetric method

A calorimetric vacuum emissometer (CVE) capable of measuring total hemispherical emittance of surfaces at elevated temperatures was designed, built, and tested. Several materials with a wide range of emittances were measured in the CVE between 773 to 923 K. These results were compared to values calculated from spectral emittance curves measured in a room temperature Hohlraum reflectometer and in an open-air elevated temperature emissometer. The results differed by as much as 0.2 for some materials but were in closer agreement for the more highly-emitting, diffuse-reflecting samples. The differences were attributed to temperature, atmospheric, and directional effects, and errors in the Hohlraum and emissometer measurements (plus or minus 5 percent). The probable error of the CVE measurements was typically less than 1 percent.

Difilippo, Frank↗

NASA NTRS1989

Meteorological atlas of the Northern Hemisphere lower stratosphere for January and February 1989 during the Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition

Northern Hemisphere meteorological data for the months of January and February 1989 in the lower stratosphere are shown. National Meteorological Center (NMC) data, and Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) data are used to display polar stereographic projections of 100-mb temperatures, 50-mb temperatures, 50-mb geopotential heights, total ozone, and Ertel's potential vorticity (Epv) on both 400 K and 460 K isentropic surfaces. In addition, latitude/height cross sections at 10 E of balanced wind isotachs, wind vectors, potential temperature, and temperature are also shown. Horizontal traces of NASA ER-2 and DC-8 flight tracks are also included. Vertical profiles of NMC temperatures following flight paths of both aircraft are shown. In addition, vertical profiles of wind speed are contoured following the ER-2 for estimating the lateral penetration into the polar vortex, while vertical profiles of Ertel's potential vorticity are included for estimating the vertical penetration of the DC-8 into the stratosphere.

Newman, Paul A.↗

NASA NTRS1989

The planetary waves dynamics and interannual course of meteorological parameters of the high latitude stratosphere and mesosphere of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres during the 20th and 21st solar cycles and different phases of QBO

The part of energy of the planetary waves which enters the stratosphere depends on conditions of planetary wave generation and propagation through the tropopause, and the part of planetary wave energy which enters the mesosphere depends on conditions of planetary wave propagation through the stratopause. An attempt is made to estimate connections between extratropical middle atmosphere temperature long term variations and portions of energy of planetary waves which enter the mesosphere and stratosphere during winter seasons in Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Interannual variations of temperatures at the 30 km and 70 km levels are investigated for the central winter months of the period 1970 to 1986. This period includes the descending branch of the 20th solar cycle and the whole 21st cycle. Calculations are made on the basis of measurements at Heiss Island and Molodezhnaya.

Kidiyarova, V. G.↗