Does Strong Tropospheric Forcing Cause Large-Amplitude Mesospheric Gravity Waves? A DEEPWAVE Case Study

Bramberger, Martina and Dörnbrack, Andreas and Bossert, Katrina and Ehard, Benedikt and Fritts, David C. and Kaifler, Bernd and Mallaun, Christian and Orr, Andrew and Pautet, P.-Dominique and Rapp, Markus and Taylor, Michael J. and Vosper, Simon and Williams, Bifford P. and Witschas, Benjamin (2017) Does Strong Tropospheric Forcing Cause Large-Amplitude Mesospheric Gravity Waves? A DEEPWAVE Case Study. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, pp. 1-22. Wiley. doi: 10.1002/2017JD027371. ISSN 0148-0227.

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Abstract

On 4 July 2014, during the Deep Propagating Gravity Wave Experiment (DEEPWAVE), strong low-level horizontal winds of up to 35 m s−1 over the Southern Alps, New Zealand, caused the excitation of gravity waves having the largest vertical energy fluxes of the whole campaign (38 W m−2). At the same time, large-amplitude mesospheric gravity waves were detected by the Temperature Lidar for Middle Atmospheric Research (TELMA) located at Lauder (45.0∘S, 169.7∘E), New Zealand. The coincidence of these two events leads to the question of whether the mesospheric gravity waves were generated by the strong tropospheric forcing.

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Document Type:

Article

Title:

Does Strong Tropospheric Forcing Cause Large-Amplitude Mesospheric Gravity Waves? A DEEPWAVE Case Study

Authors:

Authors	Institution or Email of Authors	Author's ORCID iD	ORCID Put Code
Bramberger, Martina	DLR, IPA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Dörnbrack, Andreas	DLR, IPA	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0936-0216	UNSPECIFIED
Bossert, Katrina	GATS, Boulder, CO, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Ehard, Benedikt	DLR, IPA	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0517-8134	UNSPECIFIED
Fritts, David C.	GATS, Boulder, CO, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Kaifler, Bernd	DLR, IPA	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5891-242X	UNSPECIFIED
Mallaun, Christian	DLR, FX	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Orr, Andrew	British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, UK	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Pautet, P.-Dominique	Utah State Univ., Logan, UT, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Rapp, Markus	DLR, IPA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Taylor, Michael J.	Utah State Univ., Logan, UT, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Vosper, Simon	MetOffice, Exeter, UK	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Williams, Bifford P.	GATS, Boulder, CO, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Witschas, Benjamin	DLR, IPA	https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7993-1470	UNSPECIFIED

Date:

2017

Journal or Publication Title:

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Refereed publication:

Yes

Open Access:

Yes

Gold Open Access:

In SCOPUS:

Yes

In ISI Web of Science:

Yes

DOI:

10.1002/2017JD027371

Page Range:

pp. 1-22

Publisher:

Wiley

ISSN:

0148-0227

Status:

Published

Keywords:

Mountain Waves, atmosphere from troposhere to mesosphere, forcing conditions

HGF - Research field:

Aeronautics, Space and Transport

HGF - Program:

Space

HGF - Program Themes:

Earth Observation

DLR - Research area:

Raumfahrt

DLR - Program:

R EO - Earth Observation

DLR - Research theme (Project):

R - Middle Atmosphere

Location:

Oberpfaffenhofen

Institutes and Institutions:

Institute of Atmospheric Physics > Transport Meteorology
Institute of Atmospheric Physics > Lidar
Flight Experiments > Oberpfaffenhofen

Deposited By:

Ziegele, Brigitte

Deposited On:

16 Nov 2017 15:18

Last Modified:

14 Nov 2023 09:42

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