Because of the requirement of geostrophic balance, mechanical inertia can affect the thermal response of the atmosphere to transient heating. We examine some very simple linear models of this "flywheel effect,' and discuss their possible reference to the Antarctic ozone hole. -Authors
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Snieder, R. K., & Fels, S. B. (1988). The flywheel effect in the middle atmosphere. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 45(24), 3996–4004. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1988)045<3996:TFEITM>2.0.CO;2
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