BAROTROPIC AND BAROCLINIC DIVERGENCE QUASI ENERGY EQUATIONS AND THEIR APPLICATION TO A BLOCKING EVENT^*

As in the case of the expression for enstrophy(1/2ζ2) and equations for barotropic and baroclinic enstrophy,this paper presents an expression of divergence assumed to have its quasi energy because of flows(DQE,or 1/2 D2) with which to establish the equations of barotropie and baroclinic DQE,each consisting of five factors responsible for changes in these equations:the terms of energy flux,production,conversion,geostrophic effect and dissipation,and also a case study of a blocking event over the Sea of Okhotsk whose development is characterized largely by changes in barotropic and baroclinic DQE's on the strength of upper-level strong divergence and low-level vigorous convergence.During the event's strengthening,the baroclinic net production(inclusive of geostrophie effect) mechanism acts as the dominant factor for the enhancement of the baroclinic DQE,with its net transport outward offsetting part of its growth but the conversion mechanism augmenting its growth,and during the weakening the outward net transport of baroclinic DQE is the predominant factor of its enfeebling,baroclinic net DQE production(inclusive of geostrophic effect) and the conversion mechanisms make the baroclinic DQE increased,thereby alleviating the weakening in intensity.