Momentum transfer and surface pressure.

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Published: Jul 1, 1974
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22201/igeof.00167169p.1974.14.3.996
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Atmosphere Uv momentum Surface pressure Ocean circulations

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C. K. Stidd
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, USA

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The mechanism by which the exchange of momentum, UV, in the atmosphere leads to surface pressure changes is explained and demonstrated. The mechanism is shown to govern the meridional profile of mean sea-level-pressure and the strenght of the Hadley and Ferrel cells. Implications with respect to ocean circulations and the Ekman drift equation are discussed.

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Stidd, C. K. (1974). Momentum transfer and surface pressure. Geofisica Internacional, 14(3), 207–221. https://doi.org/10.22201/igeof.00167169p.1974.14.3.996
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Vol. 14 No. 3 (1974): July 1, 1974
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