Atmospheric jet streams are typically separated into primarily <q>eddy-driven</q>, or <q>polar-front</q> jets and primarily <q>thermally-driven</q>, or "subtropical" jets. Some regions also display <q>merged</q> jets, resulting from the (quasi) co-location of the regions of eddy generation with the subtropical jet. The different locations and driving mechanisms of these jets issue from very different underlying mechanisms, and result in very different jet characteristics. Here, we link our understanding of the dynamical jet maintenance mechanisms, mostly issuing from conceptual or idealised models, to the phenomena observed in reanalysis data. We specifically focus on developing a unitary analysis framework, grounded in dynamical systems theory, which may be applied to both idealised model and reanalysis data, and allow for direct intercomparison. Our results provide a proof-of-concept for using dynamical systems indicators to diagnose jet regimes in a versatile, conceptually intuitive and computationally efficient fashion.
Description
ESDD - A Dynamical Systems Characterisation of Atmospheric Jet Regimes
%0 Journal Article
%1 messoridynamical
%A Messori, Gabriele
%A Harnik, Nili
%A Madonna, Erica
%A Lachmy, Orli
%A Faranda, Davide
%D 2020
%I Copernicus GmbH
%J Earth System Dynamics Discussions
%K MyUKCPStorylinesWork climatology dynamics jet theory
%P 1-23
%R https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-2020-8
%T A Dynamical Systems Characterisation of Atmospheric Jet Regimes
%U https://www.earth-syst-dynam-discuss.net/esd-2020-8/
%X Atmospheric jet streams are typically separated into primarily <q>eddy-driven</q>, or <q>polar-front</q> jets and primarily <q>thermally-driven</q>, or "subtropical" jets. Some regions also display <q>merged</q> jets, resulting from the (quasi) co-location of the regions of eddy generation with the subtropical jet. The different locations and driving mechanisms of these jets issue from very different underlying mechanisms, and result in very different jet characteristics. Here, we link our understanding of the dynamical jet maintenance mechanisms, mostly issuing from conceptual or idealised models, to the phenomena observed in reanalysis data. We specifically focus on developing a unitary analysis framework, grounded in dynamical systems theory, which may be applied to both idealised model and reanalysis data, and allow for direct intercomparison. Our results provide a proof-of-concept for using dynamical systems indicators to diagnose jet regimes in a versatile, conceptually intuitive and computationally efficient fashion.
@article{messoridynamical,
abstract = {Atmospheric jet streams are typically separated into primarily <q>eddy-driven</q>, or <q>polar-front</q> jets and primarily <q>thermally-driven</q>, or "subtropical" jets. Some regions also display <q>merged</q> jets, resulting from the (quasi) co-location of the regions of eddy generation with the subtropical jet. The different locations and driving mechanisms of these jets issue from very different underlying mechanisms, and result in very different jet characteristics. Here, we link our understanding of the dynamical jet maintenance mechanisms, mostly issuing from conceptual or idealised models, to the phenomena observed in reanalysis data. We specifically focus on developing a unitary analysis framework, grounded in dynamical systems theory, which may be applied to both idealised model and reanalysis data, and allow for direct intercomparison. Our results provide a proof-of-concept for using dynamical systems indicators to diagnose jet regimes in a versatile, conceptually intuitive and computationally efficient fashion.},
added-at = {2020-03-06T11:34:22.000+0100},
author = {Messori, Gabriele and Harnik, Nili and Madonna, Erica and Lachmy, Orli and Faranda, Davide},
biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/259222267c531b4a813f2712677d276bc/pbett},
description = {ESDD - A Dynamical Systems Characterisation of Atmospheric Jet Regimes},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-2020-8},
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issn = {2190-4979},
journal = {Earth System Dynamics Discussions},
keywords = {MyUKCPStorylinesWork climatology dynamics jet theory},
pages = {1-23},
publisher = {Copernicus GmbH},
timestamp = {2020-03-06T11:34:22.000+0100},
title = {A Dynamical Systems Characterisation of Atmospheric Jet Regimes},
type = {misc},
url = {https://www.earth-syst-dynam-discuss.net/esd-2020-8/},
year = 2020
}