Momentum budget of low level westerly jet during monsoon onset
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https://doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v46i3.3238Keywords:
Momentum, Convection, Zonal, Meridional, Westerly jet, Frictional force, Coriolis forceAbstract
In this paper a diagnostic study is carried Out to the source and sink terms for the formation and acceleration/deceleration of low level westerly Jet during monsoon onset. For this purpose momentum budget technique is used. The budget equation is derived in the (x.y.p.t) system. The area is confined to a small box the boundaries over the central Arabian Sea the westerly flow prominent during the onset of monsoon. Each tem in the budget equation is calculated separately. FGG E III b. 1200 UTC data set is used for the analysis. The Coriolis force term is found to be sink term rather than a source tern Tram. Transient north-south term is prominent source terms when time averaged momentum budget is considered. When the time averaged momentum budget for each pressure slab is considered. it is concluded that, north-south force terms are prominent source terms of momentum for all slabs and large .cumulus type convection may contribute to frictional dissipation of momentum for the upper pressure slabs. Frictional force is the main sink term when one examines the momentum budget for each day and the source term are varying day-by-day. On the average, the jet is accelerated during the period. It is also found that the net momentum tendency is small and oscillatory in nature. it is also found that at Minicoy. rainfall is inversely related to momentum tendency and whenever westerly jet is strong (weak) the rainfall is less (more). Distribution of U-momentum is also found to be oscillatory ill nature.
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