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@ARTICLE{Strelnikova:891694,
author = {Strelnikova, Irina and Almowafy, Marwa and Baumgarten, Gerd
and Baumgarten, Kathrin and Ern, Manfred and Gerding,
Michael and Lübken, Franz-Josef},
title = {{S}easonal {C}ycle of {G}ravity {W}ave {P}otential {E}nergy
{D}ensities from {L}idar and {S}atellite {O}bservations at
54° and 69°{N}},
journal = {Journal of the atmospheric sciences},
volume = {78},
number = {4},
issn = {1520-0469},
address = {Boston, Mass.},
publisher = {American Meteorological Soc.},
reportid = {FZJ-2021-01675},
pages = {1359 - 1386},
year = {2021},
abstract = {We present gravity wave climatologies based on 7 years
(2012–18) of lidar and Sounding of the Atmosphere using
Broadband Emission Radiometry (SABER) temperatures and
reanalysis data at 54° and 69°N in the altitude range
30–70 km. We use 9452 (5044) h of lidar observations at
Kühlungsborn [Arctic Lidar Observatory for Middle
Atmosphere Research (ALOMAR)]. Filtering according to
vertical wavelength (λz < 15 km) or period (τ < 8 h) is
applied. Gravity wave potential energy densities (GWPED) per
unit volume (EpV) and per unit mass (Epm) are derived. GWPED
from reanalysis are smaller compared to lidar. The
difference increases with altitude in winter and reaches
almost two orders of magnitude around 70 km. A seasonal
cycle of EpV with maximum values in winter is present at
both stations in nearly all lidar and SABER measurements and
in reanalysis data. For SABER and for lidar (with λ < 15
km) the winter/summer ratios are a factor of ~2–4, but are
significantly smaller for lidar with τ < 8 h. The
winter/summer ratios are nearly identical at both stations
and are significantly larger for Epm compared to EpV. Lidar
and SABER observations show that EpV is larger by a factor
of ~2 at Kühlungsborn compared to ALOMAR, independent of
season and altitude. Comparison with mean background winds
shows that simple scenarios regarding GW filtering, etc.,
cannot explain the Kühlungsborn–ALOMAR differences. The
value of EpV decreases with altitude in nearly all cases.
Corresponding EpV-scale heights from lidar are generally
larger in winter compared to summer. Above ~55 km, EpV in
summer is almost constant with altitude at both stations.
The winter–summer difference of EpV scale heights is much
smaller or absent in SABER and in reanalysis data.},
cin = {IEK-7},
ddc = {550},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IEK-7-20101013},
pnm = {211 - Die Atmosphäre im globalen Wandel (POF4-211)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-211},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000641862000021},
doi = {10.1175/JAS-D-20-0247.1},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/891694},
}