Breaking of thunderstorm-generated gravity waves as a source of short-period ducted waves at mesopause altitudes

Breaking of thunderstorm-generated gravity waves as a source of short-period ducted waves at mesopause altitudes

Numerical simulation results indicate that the breaking of atmospheric gravity waves generated by tropospheric convection can excite short‐period secondary waves, which are trapped in the lower thermospheric duct and which closely resemble quasi‐monochromatic structures commonly observed in airglow...

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Veröffentlicht in:Geophysical research letters 2003-12, Vol.30 (24), p.2254-n/a
Hauptverfasser: Snively, Jonathan B., Pasko, Victor P.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Convective processes
Mesospheric dynamics
Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics
Middle atmosphere dynamics
Thermospheric dynamics
Waves and tides
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Zusammenfassung:Numerical simulation results indicate that the breaking of atmospheric gravity waves generated by tropospheric convection can excite short‐period secondary waves, which are trapped in the lower thermospheric duct and which closely resemble quasi‐monochromatic structures commonly observed in airglow imaging experiments.
ISSN:0094-8276
1944-8007
DOI:10.1029/2003GL018436