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On the large scale motion in the tropics with latent heat due to condensation

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A scale analysis for the large scale tropical motions with diabatic heating due to the latent heat of condensation is given. The analysis shows that the diabatic heating term in the thermodynamic energy equation becomes important when the rainfall rate is equal or greater than 2 mm per day.

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  1. V. Brahmananda Rao

    Present address: Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Poona 5, India

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  1. Department of Meteorology and Oceanography, Andhra University, Waltair, India

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Rao, V.B. On the large scale motion in the tropics with latent heat due to condensation. PAGEOPH 77, 168–174 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00876011

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