Zonal index

From Glossary of Meteorology



zonal index

A measure of strength of the middle-latitude westerlies, usually expressed as the horizontal pressure difference between 35° and 55°N latitude, or as the corresponding geostrophic wind.


See circulation index, high index, low index;
compare polar-easterlies index, subtropical- easterlies index, temperate-westerlies index.


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