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Charney-Drazin criterion: a standalone construct

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Atmospheric science

condition that planetary waves propagate upward into the stratosphere only in weak westerly winds, blocked in easterlies or strong westerlies.

In atmospheric science, Charney-Drazin criterion refers to condition that planetary waves propagate upward into the stratosphere only in weak westerly winds, blocked in easterlies or strong westerlies. This meaning comes from Charney (1961) in Journal of Geophysical Research.[1]

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References

Charney, J. G., & Drazin, P. G. (1961). Propagation of planetary-scale disturbances from the lower into the upper atmosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research, 66(1), 83-109. https://doi.org/10.1029/jz066i001p00083

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