Abstract
A two-dimensional, time-dependent model has been constructed to study the zonally averaged structure of the middle atmosphere (16-116 km) allowing interaction among dynamics, radiation and photochemistry. The zonally averaged dynamics are governed by a stream function equation for the residual Eulerian meridional circulation wherein the effects of wave transience and dissipation have been neglected. The resulting circulation is thus driven by diabatic heating and cooling, with Rayleigh friction introduced to balance the momentum budget. -from Authors
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1379-1400 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | Journal of Geophysical Research |
| Volume | 88 |
| Issue number | C2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1983 |
| Externally published | Yes |