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@article{Geen:2016:10.1002/2016GL070214,
author = {Geen, R and Czaja, A and Haigh, JD},
doi = {10.1002/2016GL070214},
journal = {Geophysical Research Letters},
pages = {8314--8321},
title = {The effects of increasing humidity on heat transport by extratropical waves},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2016GL070214},
volume = {43},
year = {2016}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - This study emphasizes the separate contributions of the warm and cold sectors of extratropical cyclones to poleward heat transport. Aquaplanet simulations are performed with an intermediate complexity climate model in which the response of the atmosphere to a range of values of saturation vapor pressure is assessed. These simulations reveal stronger poleward transport of latent heat in the warm sector as saturation vapor pressure is increased and an unexpected increase in poleward sensible heat transport in the cold sector. The latter results nearly equally from changes in the background stability of the atmosphere at low levels and changes in the temporal correlation between wind and temperature fields throughout the troposphere. Increased stability at low level reduces the likelihood that movement of cooler air over warmer water results in an absolutely unstable temperature profile, leading to less asymmetric damping of temperature and meridional velocity anomalies in cold and warm sectors.
AU - Geen,R
AU - Czaja,A
AU - Haigh,JD
DO - 10.1002/2016GL070214
EP - 8321
PY - 2016///
SN - 1944-8007
SP - 8314
TI - The effects of increasing humidity on heat transport by extratropical waves
T2 - Geophysical Research Letters
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2016GL070214
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/42011
VL - 43
ER -
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