A dynamical model for investigating the effects of periodic heat sources on the equatorial stratosphere

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Louis Berkofsky
Ralph Shapiro

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A 26-month cycle in the E.W. component of the wind at about 25 mb has been observed in the equatorial regions. A theoretical model has been devised to investigate whether the existence of periodic heat sources in the atmosphere could produce motions of the observed period and amplitude.

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Berkofsky, L., & Shapiro, R. (1963). A dynamical model for investigating the effects of periodic heat sources on the equatorial stratosphere. Geofisica Internacional, 3(3), 103–109. https://doi.org/10.22201/igeof.2954436xe.1963.3.3.1669
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