Table 1.
Parameters W, λ0, λmin, and ζmin that characterize the functional form of the real part of the R-mode vorticity eigenfunctions.
| Case | kR = 8 | kR = 10 | kR = 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W (°) | U | 17.6 | 13.1 | 11.2 |
| U & V | 20.2 | 15.8 | 13.1 | |
| Obs. | 17.1 ± 0.8 | 14.7 ± 1.1 | 13.8 ± 1.4 | |
| λ0 (°) | U | 21.1 | 18.4 | 17.5 |
| U & V | 24.8 | 20.2 | 19.4 | |
| Obs. | 25.8 | 27.8 ± 1.6 | 28.9 ± 1.0 | |
| λmin (°) | U | 29.3 | 24.8 | 22.9 |
| U & V | 32.9 | 27.4 | 24.8 | |
| Obs. | 36.5 ± 1.8 | 34.5 ± 2.1 | 39.8 ± 1.8 | |
| ζmin | U | −0.69 | −0.35 | −0.17 |
| U & V | −0.86 | −0.49 | −0.28 | |
| Obs. | −0.28 | −0.11 | −0.14 | |
Notes. The smoothed eigenfunctions from theory (Re = 300) are given for the cases when (a) only the zonal flow U is included and (b) both U and the meridional flow V are included. The theoretical values are compared with observations from Proxauf et al. (2020).
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