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 …
An 18‐year climatology of directional stratospheric gravity wave momentum flux from 3‐D satellite observations
Atmospheric gravity waves (GWs) are key drivers of the atmospheric circulation, but their
representation in general circulation models (GCMs) is challenging, leading to significant …
representation in general circulation models (GCMs) is challenging, leading to significant …
Importance of gravity wave forcing for springtime southern polar vortex breakdown as revealed by ERA5
Planetary waves (PWs) and gravity waves (GWs) are the key drivers of middle atmospheric
circulation. Insufficient observations and inaccurate model representation of GWs limit our …
circulation. Insufficient observations and inaccurate model representation of GWs limit our …
[HTML][HTML] A Compact Rayleigh Autonomous Lidar (CORAL) for the middle atmosphere
Abstract The Compact Rayleigh Autonomous Lidar (CORAL) is the first fully autonomous
middle atmosphere lidar system to provide density and temperature profiles from 15 to …
middle atmosphere lidar system to provide density and temperature profiles from 15 to …
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 …
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 …
Intercomparison of tropospheric and stratospheric mesoscale kinetic energy resolved by the high‐resolution global reanalysis datasets
With the development of advanced data assimilation and computing techniques, many
modern global reanalysis datasets aim to resolve the atmospheric mesoscale spectrum …
modern global reanalysis datasets aim to resolve the atmospheric mesoscale spectrum …
Gravity Wave Momentum Fluxes from 1 km Global ECMWF Integrated Forecast System
Progress in understanding the impact of mesoscale variability, including gravity waves
(GWs), on atmospheric circulation is often limited by the availability of global fine-resolution …
(GWs), on atmospheric circulation is often limited by the availability of global fine-resolution …