Abstract
A new method for indirect calculation of the surface meridional velocity is presented. On the base of the known latitude function of the pressure an expression is found for the calculation of the mean meridional component of velocity in the winter season, including surface friction. Together with known values of the meridional wind in the higher levels the mean mass transport at the Northern Hemisphere in the planetary boundary layer is calculated. The computation shows that the mean meridional mass transport in the planetary boundary layer is southward and that it is greater than 2/3 of the total southward mass transport in the entire atmosphere. The mean vertical velocity is calculated from the continuity of the mass of air in the planetary boundary layer. The difference between measured and calculated meridional wind profile in the Ekman layer shows greater values in the lower latitudes than at higher ones.
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