Turbulence: Vertical Shear of the Horizontal Wind, Jet Streams, Symmetry Breaking, Scale Invariance and Gibbs Free Energy

The increase of the vertical scaling exponent of the horizontal wind <i>Hv</i>(<i>s</i>) with altitude from the surface of the Pacific Ocean to 13 km altitude, as observed by GPS dropsondes, is investigated. An explanation is offered in terms of the decrease of gravitational...

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Main Author: Adrian F. Tuck
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: MDPI AG 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/18ea44561c7f4a2197d1c2c1b1165f7e
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