A Memory Model for Seasonal Variations of Temperature in Mid-Latitudes

K. R. Sreenivasan and D. D. Joseph

Chapter 12 in Perspectives and Problems in Nolinear Science, 2003, pp 361-374 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The Earth receives, on the average, the largest amount of radiation from the Sun on summer solstice (June 21), which is the longest day of the year. However, the warmest day occurs usually later; the time lag is about a month for 50 deg latitude, and decreases with increasing latitude. There is comparable time lag between the shortest day of the year (winter solstice, December 21) and the coldest day of the year. We model these and related observations by a linear Maxwell-type viscoelastic model. By comparing predictions of the model with observations, we extract, as functions of the latitude, two free parameters representing the memory and the effective viscosity coefficient. Some interpretation of the results is provided.

Keywords: Memory Model; Biot Number; Turbulent Wake; Summer Solstice; Winter Solstice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-21789-5_12

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