SOUTHTRAC-GW: An airborne field campaign to explore gravity wave dynamics at the world's strongest hotspot
The southern part of South America and the Antarctic peninsula are known as the world's
strongest hotspot region of stratospheric gravity wave (GW) activity. Large tropospheric …
strongest hotspot region of stratospheric gravity wave (GW) activity. Large tropospheric …
Atmospheric gravity waves: Processes and parameterization
Atmospheric predictability from subseasonal to seasonal time scales and climate variability
are both influenced critically by gravity waves (GW). The quality of regional and global …
are both influenced critically by gravity waves (GW). The quality of regional and global …
[HTML][HTML] Australian wildfire smoke in the stratosphere: the decay phase in 2020/2021 and impact on ozone depletion
Record-breaking wildfires raged in southeastern Australia in late December 2019 and early
January 2020. Rather strong pyrocumulonimbus (pyroCb) convection developed over the …
January 2020. Rather strong pyrocumulonimbus (pyroCb) convection developed over the …
Observations of gravity wave refraction and its causes and consequences
M Geldenhuys, B Kaifler, P Preusse… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Horizontal gravity wave (GW) refraction was observed around the Andes and Drake
Passage during the SouthTRAC campaign. GWs interact with the background wind through …
Passage during the SouthTRAC campaign. GWs interact with the background wind through …
Oblique propagation and refraction of gravity waves over the Andes observed by GLORIA and ALIMA during the SouthTRAC campaign
L Krasauskas, B Kaifler, S Rhode… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Gravity waves (GW) carry energy and momentum from the troposphere to the middle
atmosphere and have a strong influence on the circulation there. Global atmospheric …
atmosphere and have a strong influence on the circulation there. Global atmospheric …
Atmospheric gravity waves in Aeolus wind lidar observations
Aeolus is the first Doppler wind lidar in space. It provides unique high‐resolution
measurements of horizontal wind in the sparsely observed upper‐troposphere/lower …
measurements of horizontal wind in the sparsely observed upper‐troposphere/lower …
Gravity‐wave‐driven seasonal variability of temperature differences between ECMWF IFS and Rayleigh lidar measurements in the Lee of the Southern Andes
Long‐term high‐resolution temperature data of the Compact Rayleigh Autonomous Lidar
(CORAL) is used to evaluate temperature and gravity wave (GW) activity in ECMWF …
(CORAL) is used to evaluate temperature and gravity wave (GW) activity in ECMWF …
Lidar measurements of noctilucent clouds at Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Noctilucent clouds (NLCs) are sensitive tracers of upper-mesospheric temperature, water
vapor, and dynamics and thus open windows to study our atmosphere from very large to …
vapor, and dynamics and thus open windows to study our atmosphere from very large to …
Measurements of metastable helium in Earth's atmosphere by resonance lidar
B Kaifler, C Geach, HC Büdenbender, A Mezger… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Monitoring and predicting space weather activity is increasingly important given society's
growing reliance on space-based infrastructure but is hampered by a lack of observational …
growing reliance on space-based infrastructure but is hampered by a lack of observational …
Energy-scaling of a diode-pumped Alexandrite laser and prototype development for a compact general-purpose Doppler lidar
We present design and performance data of an energy-scaled diode-pumped Alexandrite
laser in single longitudinal mode operation developed as a beam source in a mobile …
laser in single longitudinal mode operation developed as a beam source in a mobile …