WaveFlux function

Calculate wave-activity flux

WaveFlux(gh, u, v, lon, lat, lev, g = 9.81, a = 6371000)

Arguments

• gh: geopotential height
• u: mean zonal velocity
• v: mean meridional velocity
• lon: longitude (in degrees)
• lat: latitude (in degrees)
• lev: pressure level (in hPa)
• g: acceleration of gravity
• a: Earth's radius

Returns

A list with elements: longitude, latitude, and the two horizontal components of the wave activity flux.

Details

Calculates Plum-like wave activity fluxes

References

Takaya, K. and H. Nakamura, 2001: A Formulation of a Phase-Independent Wave-Activity Flux for Stationary and Migratory Quasigeostrophic Eddies on a Zonally Varying Basic Flow. J. Atmos. Sci., 58, 608–627, tools:::Rd_expr_doi("10.1175/1520-0469(2001)058<0608:AFOAPI>2.0.CO;2")

Adapted from https://github.com/marisolosman/Reunion_Clima/blob/master/WAF/Calculo_WAF.ipynb

See Also

Other meteorology functions: Derivate(), EOF(), GeostrophicWind(), thermodynamics, waves