Solenoid (meteorology) explained

In the context of meteorology, a solenoid is a tube-shaped region in the atmosphere where isobaric (constant pressure) and isopycnal (constant density) surfaces intersect, causing vertical circulation.[1] [2] They are so-named because they are driven by the solenoid term of the vorticity equation.[3] Examples of solenoids include the sea breeze circulation and the mountain–plains solenoid.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Solenoid (meteorology) . Frederick Sanders . Howard B. Bluestein . Howard B. Bluestein . McGraw-Hill Companies . 2008. 10.1036/1097-8542.634300 .
  2. Web site: Notes on mountain plains solenoid literature from Koch et al., MWR, 2001 . Mike Pritchard . 2011-02-04.
  3. Web site: Sea Breeze . Eumetcal. Eumetcal .
  4. Web site: Sea and Land Breezes . . 2006 .
  5. Jianhua Sun . Fuqing Zhang . February 2012 . Impacts of Mountain–Plains Solenoid on Diurnal Variations of Rainfalls along the Mei-Yu Front over the East China Plains . . 140 . 2 . 379–397 . . 10.1175/MWR-D-11-00041.1 . 2012MWRv..140..379S . free .

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