[gradsusr] Temperature Advection

[Mohsen Soltani]

Dear Eric,

Excellent explanation! Thank you very much.


Mohsen

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(Mr.) Mohsen Soltani
Climatology Grad Student (M.Sc.),
Faculty of Geography, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Tel: (+98) 9119772934
e-mail: soltani.clima at gmail.com


On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 10:18 PM, Eric Altshuler <ela at cola.iges.org> wrote:

> Dear Mohsen,
>
> At a given point, temperature advection is that portion of the local
> temperature tendency due to the wind blowing across the isotherms. The
> units can be determined from the equation:
>
> Tadv = -(U*dT/dx + V*dT/dy)
>
> Using the first term, U has dimensions of (length/time) and dT/dx has
> dimensions of (temperature/length), multiplication gives units of
> (temperature/time) which is what K/day is.
>
> Eric
>
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> *From: *"Mohsen Soltani" <soltani.clima at gmail.com>
> *To: *"GrADS Users Forum" <gradsusr at gradsusr.org>
> *Sent: *Saturday, May 25, 2013 11:59:33 AM
>
> *Subject: *Re: [gradsusr] Temperature Advection
>
> Dear Eric,
>
> Thank you very much for your help. The attached in the new map (warm
> air advection - k/day) based on the new display.
> But, you know, the unit of the map (K/day) is a little bizarre to me!!
> Would you please explain it to me in a few words?
> FYI: the unit of variables are in terms of: air temperature: K, and
> U&V wind components: m/s.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Mohsen
>
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> (Mr.) Mohsen Soltani
> Climatology Grad Student (M.Sc.),
> Faculty of Geography, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
> Tel: (+98) 9119772934
> e-mail: soltani.clima at gmail.com
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