E. Atmospheric Structure in Equilibrium States

E.k. Characteristics of Atmospheric Disturbance

Time Evolution of the Precipitation Distribution in Experiment S1200

The amount of precipitation is small in the case of Experiment S1200. Although weak, eastward-propagating disturbances exist at mid-latitudes that are likely generated by baroclinic instabilities, and there are also vortex disturbances migrating from the equatorial region to mid- and high latitudes.

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Animation 1: Time evolution of the precipitation distribution (W/m2) in Experiment S1200. The animation illustrates the time evolution for a 16-day period in conditions that are considered to be nearly in equilibrium.


Time Evolution of the Precipitation Distribution in Experiment S1200 E.k. Characteristics of Atmospheric Disturbance