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Eliassen-Palm flux: a standalone construct

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Atmospheric science

vector measure of wave activity whose direction shows wave propagation and whose divergence shows eddy forcing of the zonal-mean flow.

In atmospheric science, Eliassen-Palm flux refers to vector measure of wave activity whose direction shows wave propagation and whose divergence shows eddy forcing of the zonal-mean flow. This meaning comes from Edmon (1980) in Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.[1]

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References

Edmon, H. J., Hoskins, B. J., & McIntyre, M. E. (1980). Eliassen-Palm Cross Sections for the Troposphere. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 37(12), 2600-2616. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1980)037<2600:epcsft>2.0.co;2

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