A STUDY ON DEFORMATIONS OF RAY AND ITS RELEVANT FACTORS^*

In this paper,the effects of first and second meridional derivative(i.e.hsu,d2f/dy2,u″)of the Coriolis parameter,Westerly profile and topography structure on ray routes are qualitatively analysed by use of a simplified mathematical model.The analysis indicates that the second derivatives of the above relevant factors play an important role in the formation of great circle route.A profile of west wind similar to the real atmosphere may result in a "sine wave pattern" of ray.The effects of west wind shear,β factor and the slope of topography on the scale of radius of great circle,critical latitude of rays ard the amplitude of wave train of teleconnection are also discussed.Additionally,the characters of critical velocity profile for meridionally trapped wave are mentioned.