Moisture Transport due to Baroclinic Waves: Linear Analysis of Precipitating Quasi-Geostrophic Dynamics
The effects of rainfall speed, VT, and meridional/vertical moisture gradients on the meridional moisture transport are examined in the context of mid-latitude baroclinic waves. These effects are investigated in an idealized model that can be solved analytically. The model is systematically derived in a precipitating quasi-geostrophic limit, starting from a moist atmospheric model with minimal representation of cloud microphysics. Single-phase dynamics are considered, with a comparison of three cases:...