AOSS 321, Winter 2009 Earth Systems Dynamics Lecture 12 2/17/2009

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AOSS 321, Winter 2009 Earth Systems Dynamics Lecture 12 2/17/2009 Christiane Jablonowski Eric Hetland cjablono@umich.edu ehetland@umich.edu 734-763-6238 734-615-3177

Today’s class Transformation of the vertical coordinate: from height coordinates to pressure coordinates Geostrophic wind equations on constant pressure surfaces Variation of the geostrophic wind with height: Thermal wind

Generalized vertical coordinate Candidates for vertical coordinate: any vertical coordinate ‘s’ that is a single-valued monotonic function of height with ∂s /∂z ≠ 0. Constant surface s0 z Δx p3 Δz x p1 p2 Pressure values

Pressure profile: Pressure as a vertical coordinate? Under virtually all conditions pressure (and density) decreases with height. ∂p/∂z < 0. That’s why it is a good vertical coordinate. If ∂p/∂z = 0, then utility as a vertical coordinate falls apart.

Some basics of the atmosphere: Temperature profile Temperature as a vertical coordinate? What about potential temperature? Troposphere: depth ~ 1.0 x 104 m

Generalized vertical coordinate For the vertical coordinate ‘s’, the generalized form of the coordinate transformation becomes: Using the identity we can also derive the alternate form: Example: ‘s’ could be the potential temperature s= (isentropes) or pressure s=p (isobars), check it!

Pressure gradient in p coordinates z p0 p0+Δp Here: use s = p This derivation leads to: Δz x Δx (hydrostatic equation used) Pressure gradient force

Pressure gradient forces in z and p coodinates Implicit that this is on a constant z surface Implicit that this is on a constant p surface

Horizontal pressure gradient forces in pressure coordinates: the pressure gradient forces are determined by the gradients of the geopotential  The subscripts ‘z’ and ‘p’ indicate which variables are held constant in the two representations.

Our approximated horizontal momentum equations (in p coordinates) No viscosity, no metric terms, no cos-Coriolis terms Subscript h: horizontal Subscript p: constant p surfaces! Sometimes subscript is omitted,  tells you that this is on p surfaces

Material derivative in p coordinates By definition: Total derivative on constant pressure surfaces: different ! e.g. DT/Dt: (subscript p omitted)

Geostrophic Wind (in p coordinates) Component form: Vector form: Here we implicitly assume that the partial derivatives in x and y direction are computed on constant p surfaces. Advantage of the p coordinates: Simplicity of the equation! Density no longer appears explicitly.

Example: 300hPa geopotential height map A map that shows you the geopotential height (here in deka m) on an isobaric level immediately lets you compute the direction and magnitude of the geostrophic wind ug and vg! Exercise: compute the geostrophic wind ug and vg at the position x in m/s (assume f=const).

Linking the thermal field and wind field: The Thermal Wind Relationship The vertical shear of the geostrophic wind is related to the so-called thermal wind. The thermal wind is not really a wind, but a vector difference between the geostrophic wind vg at an upper level and at a lower level. The vertical shear of vg is directly related to the horizontal temperature gradient. The thermal wind vector points such that cold air is to the left, and warm air is to the right, parallel to the isotherms. (Northern Hemisphere).

Geostrophic wind in pressure coordinates

Hydrostatic Balance in pressure coordinates

Vertical wind shear Take derivative with respect to p: (Hydrostatic equation used) Links horizontal temperature gradient with vertical wind gradient.

Vertical wind shear Vector notation: These are equations that describe the vertical shear of the geostrophic wind.

Derivation of the thermal wind: Integrate with p2 < p1 Index ‘1’ indicates the lower level, ‘2’ the upper level.

Thermal wind with p2 < p1

Thermal wind vT (in pressure coordinates) vector- form component- form The thermal wind is the vector difference between geostrophic winds at two pressure levels with p2 < p1. : mean temperature in the layer bounded by p2 & p1

Example: Thermal wind vT between 500 hPa and 1000 hPa vg (p2 = 500 hPa) vT thermal wind vg (p1 = 1000 hPa) The thermal wind vT is the vector difference between geostrophic winds at an upper level and lower level.

An excursion into the atmosphere: Geopotential height and wind 850 hPa surface 300 hPa surface from Brad Muller

An excursion into the atmosphere: Geopotential height and wind 850 hPa surface 300 hPa surface from Brad Muller

Thermal wind 850 hPa surface 300 hPa surface Thermal wind vT Geostrophic wind at 850 hPa Geostrophic wind at 300 hPa from Brad Muller

Another excursion into the atmosphere. 850 hPa surface 300 hPa surface Geostrophic wind at 300 hPa Thermal wind vT Geostrophic wind at 850 hPa from Brad Muller

Annual mean zonal mean temperature T (hPa) Pressure Kelvin 260 230 220 200 210 100 245 1000 260 300 250 North Pole South Pole Equator y

Exercise: What do you know about the zonal wind when looking at the y-p temperature plot? In midlatitudes: Assume the zonal wind at the surface is westerly (u > 0 m/s). Look at the zonal-mean temperature map and estimate the sign of the gradient ∂T/∂y from the equator to the poles at three different pressure levels (marked by the red lines) in both hemispheres (midlatitudes). Sketch a rough latitude-pressure profile of the zonal-mean zonal wind u in midlatitudes using the thermal wind relationship.

Thermal wind component uT (in pressure coordinates) Index 1: lower pressure level p1 Index 2: upper pressure level, p2 < p1 f = 2 sin() Coriolis parameter

Annual mean zonal mean zonal wind u (hPa) 5 15 100 m/s Pressure 25 20 10 15 2 1000 5 North Pole Equator South Pole y The mean zonal wind follows the thermal wind relationship.

Thermal wind Good online resource (see examples below): http://www.aos.wisc.edu/~aalopez/aos101/wk12.html The thermal wind describes the vertical geostrophic wind shear Veering winds with height (clockwise rotation with height) Backing winds with height (counterclockwise rotation with height)

Thermal wind and temperature advection Direction of the thermal wind determines the thermal structure of the atmosphere. The thermal wind always points parallel to lines of constant thickness with lower thicknesses to the left, therefore, the thermal wind always has the colder air to the left (in Northern Hemisphere). Veering winds: warm air advection Backing winds: cold air advection

Thermal wind and temperature advection Direction of the thermal wind determines the thermal structure of the atmosphere. In NH, the thermal wind always points parallel to lines of constant thickness (parallel to isotherms) with lower thicknesses to the left. Therefore, the thermal wind always has the colder air to the left. Veering winds (clockwise rotation with height) : warm air advection Backing winds (counterclockwise rotation with height): cold air advection

Thermal wind: Big idea The thermal wind describes the wind shear between the geostrophic winds at two different levels in the atmosphere (upper level - lower level). The way the wind changes direction and speed with height (wind shear) is related to the advection of temperature, warming or cooling, in the atmosphere. The thermal wind vector points such that cold air is to the left, and warm air is to the right, parallel to the isotherms (Northern Hemisphere).

Alternative form of the thermal wind So far: Alternative form: Why is this correct? Index ‘1’ indicates the lower level, ‘2’ the upper level.

Recall: Hypsometric equation Thickness This equation links thermodynamics and dynamics Z2 - Z1 = ZT ≡ Thickness - is proportional to layer mean temperature Index ‘1’ indicates the lower level, ‘2’ the upper level.

Similarity of the equations There is clearly a relationship between thermal wind vT and thickness ZT. Index ‘1’ indicates the lower level, ‘2’ the upper level.

Thickness and thermal wind geostrophic wind (here: increase with height) Pressure surfaces (isobars) Thickness of layers related to temperature. Causing a tilt of the pressure surfaces. z y x There is vertical shear in the geostrophic wind field! The shear is expressed by the thermal wind relationship. Drawing from Brad Muller