Lorenz energy cycle Archives

Climatic elements on three planets. (a)–(c) Temporal- and zonal-mean temperature (color shading) and zonal-mean zonal winds (contour lines) on Earth, on the rapidly rotating tidally locked terrestrial planet, and on the slowly rotating tidally locked terrestrial planet; (d)–(f) same as (a)–(c) but for deviations of temporal- and zonal-mean geopotential height from the global means (color shading), and mass stream functions (contour lines, in units of 1010 kg s−1 ). Note that the ranges of color bars in panels (d), (e), and (f) are different. Panels (a), (b), (d) and (e) are shown in the standard coordinates, and (c) and (f) are shown in the tidally locked coordinates. SP and AP are the substellar point and the antistellar point, respectively. -- astro-ph.EP

Lorenz Energy Cycle: Another Way to Understand the Atmospheric Circulation on Tidally Locked Terrestrial Planets

by Keith CowingApril 24, 2023April 27, 2023

In this study, we employ and modify the Lorenz energy cycle (LEC) framework as another way to understand the atmospheric circulation on tidally locked terrestrial planets.

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Lorenz Energy Cycle: Another Way to Understand the Atmospheric Circulation on Tidally Locked Terrestrial Planets

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