Journal Article

PreJuSER-40888

http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png A comparison between CRISTA satellite data and Warner and McIntyre gravity wave parameterization scheme: horizontal and vertical wavelength filtering of gravity wave momentum flux

Ern, M.FZJ* ; Preusse, P.FZJ* ; Warner, C. D.

2005
Elsevier Science Amsterdam [u.a.]

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Please use a persistent id in citations: doi:10.1016/j.asr.2005.04.109

Abstract: An along-track analysis of temperature height profiles measured by the CRISTA satellite instrument was performed to obtain height profiles of absolute values of gravity wave momentum flux. Global distributions of momentum flux from CRISTA are compared to results of the Warner and McIntyre gravity wave parameterization scheme. Only a limited range of horizontal and vertical wavelengths is visible to the CRISTA instrument. Therefore the model results have to be filtered accordingly to make comparisons meaningful. We demonstrate the importance of such a wavelength filtering which significantly increases the correlation of observed and modeled momentum fluxes. (c) 2005 COSPAR. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Keyword(s): S ; satellite measurements (auto) ; stratosphere (auto) ; gravity waves (auto) ; momentum flux (auto) ; gravity wave parameterization scheme (auto)

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Stratosphäre (ICG-I)

Research Program(s):

1. Chemie und Dynamik der Geo-Biosphäre (U01)

Appears in the scientific report 2005

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