Zhao, Jian and Chu, Xinzhao and Chen, Cao and Lu, Xian and Fong, Weichun and Yu, Zhibin and Michael Jones, R. and Roberts, Brendan R. and Dörnbrack, Andreas (2017) Lidar observations of stratospheric gravity waves from 2011 to 2015 at McMurdo (77.84°S, 166.69°E), Antarctica: 1. Vertical wavelengths, periods, and frequency and vertical wave number spectra. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 122 (10), pp. 5041-5062. Wiley. DOI: doi:10.1002/2016JD026368 ISSN 0148-0227
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Abstract
Five years of atmospheric temperature data, collected with an Fe Boltzmann lidar by the University of Colorado group from 2011 to 2015 at Arrival Heights, are used to characterize the vertical wavelengths, periods, vertical phase speeds, frequency spectra, and vertical wave number spectra of stratospheric gravity waves from 30 to 50 km altitudes. Over 1000 dominant gravity wave events are identified from the data. The seasonal spectral distributions of vertical wavelengths, periods, and vertical phase speeds in summer, winter, and spring/fall are found obeying a lognormal distribution. Both the downward and upward phase progression gravity waves are observed by the lidar, and the fractions of gravity waves with downward phase progression increase from summer ~59% to winter ~70%.
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Title: | Lidar observations of stratospheric gravity waves from 2011 to 2015 at McMurdo (77.84°S, 166.69°E), Antarctica: 1. Vertical wavelengths, periods, and frequency and vertical wave number spectra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date: | 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Refereed publication: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open Access: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In SCOPUS: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In ISI Web of Science: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Volume: | 122 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DOI : | doi:10.1002/2016JD026368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 5041-5062 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: | Wiley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ISSN: | 0148-0227 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status: | Published | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Keywords: | Vertical wavelength, frequency spectra, stratospheric gravity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Research field: | Aeronautics, Space and Transport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program: | Aeronautics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program Themes: | air traffic management and operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research area: | Aeronautics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Program: | L AO - Air Traffic Management and Operation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research theme (Project): | L - Climate, Weather and Environment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location: | Oberpfaffenhofen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutes and Institutions: | Institute of Atmospheric Physics > Transport Meteorology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited By: | Ziegele, Brigitte | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited On: | 22 Aug 2017 12:04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 31 Jul 2019 20:11 |
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