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Atmospheric science

the result that the steady extratropical meridional circulation at a given level is determined by wave-driven forces acting above that level.

In atmospheric science, downward control principle refers to the result that the steady extratropical meridional circulation at a given level is determined by wave-driven forces acting above that level. This meaning comes from Haynes (1991) in Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.[1]

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References

Haynes, P. H., McIntyre, M. E., Shepherd, T. G., Marks, C. J., & Shine, K. P. (1991). On the “Downward Control” of Extratropical Diabatic Circulations by Eddy-Induced Mean Zonal Forces. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 48(4), 651-678. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1991)048<0651:otcoed>2.0.co;2

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