A New Definition of the Virtual Temperature, Valid for the Atmosphere and the CO2-Rich Air of the Vadose Zone

作者:Kowalski Andrew S*; Perez Sanchez Canete Enrique
来源:Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 2010, 49(8): 1692-1695.
DOI:10.1175/2010JAMC2534.1

摘要

In speleological environments, partial pressures of carbon dioxide (CO2) are often large enough to affect overall air density. Excluding this gas when defining the gas constant for air, a new definition is proposed for the virtual temperature T-upsilon that remains valid for the atmosphere in general but furthermore serves to examine the buoyancy of CO2-rich air in caves and other subterranean airspaces.

  • 出版日期2010-8