Abstract
An alternative derivation of the available energy for a geophysical fluid system is presented. It is shown that determination of the equilibrium temperature of the system by the minimization of an energy availability function is equivalent to that found by the vanishing of the entropy difference between the fluid and its equilibrium state. Applications to the atmosphere and the ocean are presented.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2650-2654 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2013 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Atmospheric Science