ppt课件-the midlatitude cyclone- c m m a p（中间纬度气旋- c m m p）.pptVIP

* * * Midlatitude Cyclones Equator-to-pole temperature gradient tilts pressure surfaces and produces westerly jets in midlatitudes Waves in the jet induce divergence and convergence aloft, leading to surface highs and lows Surface circulations amplify the wave by transporting heat to the north and south around the surface low Resulting “cyclones” are crucial to the transport of energy through the middle latitudes Lowers center of mass of atmosphere Large-Scale Setting Hemispheric westerlies typically organized into 4-6 “long waves” Where is upper level divergence most likely to occur? Wh