Calculate wave-activity flux
WaveFlux(gh, u, v, lon, lat, lev, g = 9.81, a = 6371000)
A list with elements: longitude, latitude, and the two horizontal components of the wave activity flux.
geopotential height
mean zonal velocity
mean meridional velocity
longitude (in degrees)
latitude (in degrees)
pressure level (in hPa)
acceleration of gravity
Earth's radius
Calculates Plum-like wave activity fluxes
Takaya, K. and H. Nakamura, 2001: A Formulation of a Phase-Independent Wave-Activity Flux for Stationary and Migratory Quasigeostrophic Eddies on a Zonally Varying Basic Flow. J. Atmos. Sci., 58, 608–627, tools:::Rd_expr_doi("10.1175/1520-0469(2001)058<0608:afoapi>2.0.CO;2")
Adapted from https://github.com/marisolosman/Reunion_Clima/blob/master/WAF/Calculo_WAF.ipynb0608:afoapi>
Other meteorology functions:
Derivate()
,
EOF()
,
GeostrophicWind()
,
thermodynamics
,
waves