(Conventional) decomposition of energy transport For example, meridional transport of energy e v (v: meridional wind velocity) By types of motion Denoting time average by an over-bar and deviation from it by a prime, _____ _ _ ____ e v = e v + e'v' time mean transport = stationary component + transient component Denoting zonal average by [...] and deviation from it by *, [ e v ] = [e][v] + [e*v*] zonal mean transport = axisymmetric part + "wave" part Conventional decomposition of time mean, zonal mean energy transport: stationary axisymmetric + stationary "wave" + transient component (mean meridional circulation)+(stationary eddies)+(transient eddies) By types of energy "Dry energy transport" (C_p T + g z) v Transport of the "sensible" part of internal energy C_v T v Transport of potential energy g z v Work done by pressure (p/ρ) v = R T v (R: gas constant for air) Transport of "latent" energy associated with water vapor L q v (Note: Transport of kinetic energy is small and ignored.)