A Method to Determine Gravity Wave Net Momentum Flux, Propagation Direction, and “Real” Wavelengths: A GPS Radio Occultations Soundings Case Study

Autores
Alexander, Pedro Manfredo; Schmidt, T.; de la Torre, Alejandro
Año de publicación
2018
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artículo
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Atmospheric gravity waves (GW) serve as an essential mechanism in the transport of energy and momentum flux from the low to the upper atmosphere. In the last decades satellite observations have become an important part in the analysis of GW due to their global and frequent coverage. Present procedures often provide GW absolute momentum flux (MF), ambiguous 3‐D propagation direction, and apparent vertical wavelengths. We here introduce a method with close sounding quartets, which allows the calculation for GW of the net MF, the definite propagation direction, and “real” wavelengths. Among the satellite observational techniques, Global Positioning System (GPS) radio occultation (RO) retrievals provide temperature profiles that after adequate processing may yield GW properties like wavelengths, MF, and energy. Our procedure is illustrated by an example under requirements that tend to ensure that four GPS RO soundings are observing the same GW. The future increase of satellite measuring devices due to new missions (including GPS RO) will lead to a higher spatial and temporal density of profiles that may eventually allow the attainment of GW climatologies of net MF, propagation direction, and “real” vertical wavelengths.
Fil: Alexander, Pedro Manfredo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Fil: Schmidt, T.. German Research Centre for Geosciences; Alemania
Fil: de la Torre, Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Austral. Facultad de Ingeniería; Argentina
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GRAVITY WAVES
MOMENTUM FLUX
REAL WAVELENGTHS
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spelling A Method to Determine Gravity Wave Net Momentum Flux, Propagation Direction, and “Real” Wavelengths: A GPS Radio Occultations Soundings Case StudyAlexander, Pedro ManfredoSchmidt, T.de la Torre, AlejandroGRAVITY WAVESMOMENTUM FLUXREAL WAVELENGTHShttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Atmospheric gravity waves (GW) serve as an essential mechanism in the transport of energy and momentum flux from the low to the upper atmosphere. In the last decades satellite observations have become an important part in the analysis of GW due to their global and frequent coverage. Present procedures often provide GW absolute momentum flux (MF), ambiguous 3‐D propagation direction, and apparent vertical wavelengths. We here introduce a method with close sounding quartets, which allows the calculation for GW of the net MF, the definite propagation direction, and “real” wavelengths. Among the satellite observational techniques, Global Positioning System (GPS) radio occultation (RO) retrievals provide temperature profiles that after adequate processing may yield GW properties like wavelengths, MF, and energy. Our procedure is illustrated by an example under requirements that tend to ensure that four GPS RO soundings are observing the same GW. The future increase of satellite measuring devices due to new missions (including GPS RO) will lead to a higher spatial and temporal density of profiles that may eventually allow the attainment of GW climatologies of net MF, propagation direction, and “real” vertical wavelengths.Fil: Alexander, Pedro Manfredo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires; ArgentinaFil: Schmidt, T.. German Research Centre for Geosciences; AlemaniaFil: de la Torre, Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Austral. Facultad de Ingeniería; ArgentinaWiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc2018-06info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/94674Alexander, Pedro Manfredo; Schmidt, T.; de la Torre, Alejandro; A Method to Determine Gravity Wave Net Momentum Flux, Propagation Direction, and “Real” Wavelengths: A GPS Radio Occultations Soundings Case Study; Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc; Earth and Space Science; 5; 6; 6-2018; 222-2302333-5084CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/2017EA000342info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1002/2017EA000342info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T10:05:34Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/94674instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 10:05:34.941CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A Method to Determine Gravity Wave Net Momentum Flux, Propagation Direction, and “Real” Wavelengths: A GPS Radio Occultations Soundings Case Study
title A Method to Determine Gravity Wave Net Momentum Flux, Propagation Direction, and “Real” Wavelengths: A GPS Radio Occultations Soundings Case Study
spellingShingle A Method to Determine Gravity Wave Net Momentum Flux, Propagation Direction, and “Real” Wavelengths: A GPS Radio Occultations Soundings Case Study
Alexander, Pedro Manfredo
GRAVITY WAVES
MOMENTUM FLUX
REAL WAVELENGTHS
title_short A Method to Determine Gravity Wave Net Momentum Flux, Propagation Direction, and “Real” Wavelengths: A GPS Radio Occultations Soundings Case Study
title_full A Method to Determine Gravity Wave Net Momentum Flux, Propagation Direction, and “Real” Wavelengths: A GPS Radio Occultations Soundings Case Study
title_fullStr A Method to Determine Gravity Wave Net Momentum Flux, Propagation Direction, and “Real” Wavelengths: A GPS Radio Occultations Soundings Case Study
title_full_unstemmed A Method to Determine Gravity Wave Net Momentum Flux, Propagation Direction, and “Real” Wavelengths: A GPS Radio Occultations Soundings Case Study
title_sort A Method to Determine Gravity Wave Net Momentum Flux, Propagation Direction, and “Real” Wavelengths: A GPS Radio Occultations Soundings Case Study
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Alexander, Pedro Manfredo
Schmidt, T.
de la Torre, Alejandro
author Alexander, Pedro Manfredo
author_facet Alexander, Pedro Manfredo
Schmidt, T.
de la Torre, Alejandro
author_role author
author2 Schmidt, T.
de la Torre, Alejandro
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv GRAVITY WAVES
MOMENTUM FLUX
REAL WAVELENGTHS
topic GRAVITY WAVES
MOMENTUM FLUX
REAL WAVELENGTHS
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Atmospheric gravity waves (GW) serve as an essential mechanism in the transport of energy and momentum flux from the low to the upper atmosphere. In the last decades satellite observations have become an important part in the analysis of GW due to their global and frequent coverage. Present procedures often provide GW absolute momentum flux (MF), ambiguous 3‐D propagation direction, and apparent vertical wavelengths. We here introduce a method with close sounding quartets, which allows the calculation for GW of the net MF, the definite propagation direction, and “real” wavelengths. Among the satellite observational techniques, Global Positioning System (GPS) radio occultation (RO) retrievals provide temperature profiles that after adequate processing may yield GW properties like wavelengths, MF, and energy. Our procedure is illustrated by an example under requirements that tend to ensure that four GPS RO soundings are observing the same GW. The future increase of satellite measuring devices due to new missions (including GPS RO) will lead to a higher spatial and temporal density of profiles that may eventually allow the attainment of GW climatologies of net MF, propagation direction, and “real” vertical wavelengths.
Fil: Alexander, Pedro Manfredo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Fil: Schmidt, T.. German Research Centre for Geosciences; Alemania
Fil: de la Torre, Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Austral. Facultad de Ingeniería; Argentina
description Atmospheric gravity waves (GW) serve as an essential mechanism in the transport of energy and momentum flux from the low to the upper atmosphere. In the last decades satellite observations have become an important part in the analysis of GW due to their global and frequent coverage. Present procedures often provide GW absolute momentum flux (MF), ambiguous 3‐D propagation direction, and apparent vertical wavelengths. We here introduce a method with close sounding quartets, which allows the calculation for GW of the net MF, the definite propagation direction, and “real” wavelengths. Among the satellite observational techniques, Global Positioning System (GPS) radio occultation (RO) retrievals provide temperature profiles that after adequate processing may yield GW properties like wavelengths, MF, and energy. Our procedure is illustrated by an example under requirements that tend to ensure that four GPS RO soundings are observing the same GW. The future increase of satellite measuring devices due to new missions (including GPS RO) will lead to a higher spatial and temporal density of profiles that may eventually allow the attainment of GW climatologies of net MF, propagation direction, and “real” vertical wavelengths.
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