Abstract
The three-dimensional response of a slowly-rotating atmosphere to mobile heating is investigated by using linearized primitive equations. The primitive equations are separated into the horizontal and vertical structure equations. The Hough functions are used in the numerical treatment of the horizontal equations.
The velocity of planetary rotation and that of solar heating are fixed at the values for Venus. The responses are obtained for various values of the atmospheric stability and damping rate. For the large damping rate, a direct circulation between the day and night sides is obtained, while for small damping rates the zonal winds predominate and the geostrophic relation is established in the extratropics.
