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@ARTICLE{Ern:17008,
author = {Ern, M. and Preusse, P. and Gille, J.C. and Hepplewhite,
C.L. and Mlynczak, M.G. and Russell, J.M. III and Riese, M.},
title = {{I}mplications for atmospheric dynamics derived from global
observations of gravity wave momentum flux in strato- and
mesosphere},
journal = {Journal of geophysical research / Atmospheres},
volume = {116},
issn = {0022-1406},
address = {Washington, DC},
publisher = {Union},
reportid = {PreJuSER-17008},
pages = {D19107},
year = {2011},
note = {Very helpful comments by three anonymous reviewers are
gratefully acknowledged. The work of M. Ern was supported by
the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) within the project
GW-EXCITES (grant ER 474/2-1), which is part of the DFG
priority program CAWSES (SPP-1176). This work further
largely benefited from the SPARC gravity wave initiative, as
well as "The Gravity Wave Project" (ISSI Team 161) led by
M.J. Alexander and organized by the International Space
Science Institute (ISSI), Bern. The SPARC zonal wind
climatology was provided by the SPARC data center. Monthly
Singapore winds were obtained from Free University of Berlin
and monthly solar flux data from NOAA. SABER data were
provided by GATS Inc., and HIRDLS data by NASA. Many thanks
also go to the teams of the HIRDLS and SABER instruments for
all their effort to create the excellent data sets used in
this study.},
abstract = {In this work absolute values of gravity wave (GW) momentum
flux are derived from global temperature measurements by the
satellite instruments High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder
(HIRDLS) and Sounding of the Atmosphere using Broadband
Emission Radiometry (SABER). Momentum fluxes in the
stratosphere are derived for both instruments and for SABER
in the whole mesosphere. The large-scale atmospheric
background state is removed by a two-dimensional Fourier
decomposition in longitude and time, covering even
planetary-scale waves with periods as short as 1-2 days.
Therefore, it is possible to provide global distributions of
GW momentum flux from observations for the first time in the
mesosphere. Seasonal as well as longer-term variations of
the global momentum flux distribution are discussed. GWs
likely contribute significantly to the equatorward tilt of
the polar night jet and to the poleward tilt of the
summertime mesospheric jet. Our results suggest that GWs can
undergo large latitudinal shifts while propagating upward.
In particular, GWs generated by deep convection in the
subtropical monsoon regions probably contribute
significantly to the mesospheric summertime wind reversal at
mid-and high latitudes. Variations in the GW longitudinal
distribution caused by those convectively generated GWs are
still observed in the mesosphere and could be important for
the generation of the quasi two-day wave. Indications for
quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) induced variations of GW
momentum flux are found in the subtropics. Also variations
at time scales of about one 11-year solar cycle are observed
and might indicate a negative correlation between solar flux
and GW momentum flux.},
keywords = {J (WoSType)},
cin = {IEK-7},
ddc = {550},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IEK-7-20101013},
pnm = {Atmosphäre und Klima},
pid = {G:(DE-Juel1)FUEK491},
shelfmark = {Meteorology $\&$ Atmospheric Sciences},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000295869000002},
doi = {10.1029/2011JD015821},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/17008},
}