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@ARTICLE{Ern:35907,
author = {Ern, M. and Preusse, P. and Alexander, M. J. and Warner, C.
D.},
title = {{A}bsolute values of gravity wave momentum flux derived
from satellite data},
journal = {Journal of Geophysical Research},
volume = {109},
issn = {0148-0227},
address = {Washington, DC},
publisher = {Union},
reportid = {PreJuSER-35907},
pages = {D20103},
year = {2004},
note = {Record converted from VDB: 12.11.2012},
abstract = {[1] Temperature data obtained by the Cryogenic Infrared
Spectrometers and Telescopes for the Atmosphere (CRISTA) are
analyzed for gravity waves (GWs). Amplitude, phase and
vertical wavelength are determined from detrended
temperature height profiles. The retrieved phases are
utilized to estimate the horizontal wavelengths. At 25 km
altitude an equatorial maximum of horizontal wavelength with
a decrease toward mid and high latitudes is found.
Simultaneous estimates of both horizontal and vertical
wavelengths and temperature amplitudes allow the direct
calculation of GW momentum flux (MF) from satellite
observations for the first time. However, histograms of
horizontal wavelength distributions indicate severe
undersampling which prevents the retrieval of the
propagation directions of the waves, and suggests our MF
estimates may be too low, particularly at the high
latitudes. Therefore an empirical aliasing correction has
been applied. A world map of MF at 25 km altitude shows high
variability and pronounced source regions and deviates in
structure from a map of GW variances at the same altitude.
Results from the Warner and McIntyre GW parameterization
scheme (three-part model) show better agreement with CRISTA
MF estimates than with CRISTA squared GW amplitudes. Best
agreement is found for low model launch levels. Large error
ranges of the estimated MF values obtained in this paper
could be substantially reduced by improved horizontal
sampling in future satellite missions.},
keywords = {J (WoSType)},
cin = {ICG-I},
ddc = {550},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)VDB47},
pnm = {Chemie und Dynamik der Geo-Biosphäre},
pid = {G:(DE-Juel1)FUEK257},
shelfmark = {Meteorology $\&$ Atmospheric Sciences},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000224876600011},
doi = {10.1029/2004JD004752},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/35907},
}