SOUTHTRAC-GW: An airborne field campaign to explore gravity wave dynamics at the world’s strongest hotspot
- Autores
- Rapp, Markus; Kaifler, Bernd; Dörnbrack, Andreas; Gisinger, Sonja; Mixa, Tyler; Reichert, Robert; Kaifler, Natalie; Knobloch, Stefanie; Eckert, Ramona; Wildmann, Norman; Giez, Andreas; Krasauskas, Lukas; Preusse, Peter; Geldenhuys, Markus; Riese, Martin; Woiwode, Wolfgang; Friedl-Vallon, Felix; Sinnhuber, Björn-Martin; Torre, Alejandro de la; Alexander, Peter; Hormaechea, José Luis; Janches, Diego; Garhammer, Markus; Chau, Jorge L.; Conte, J. Federico; Hoor, Peter; Engel, Andreas
- Año de publicación
- 2021
- Idioma
- inglés
- Tipo de recurso
- artículo
- Estado
- versión publicada
- Descripción
- The southern part of South America and the Antarctic peninsula are known as the world’s strongest hotspot region of stratospheric gravity wave (GW) activity. Large tropospheric winds are deflected by the Andes and the Antarctic Peninsula and excite GWs that might propagate into the upper mesosphere. Satellite observations show large stratospheric GW activity above the mountains, the Drake Passage, and in a belt centered along 60°S. This scientifically highly interesting region for studying GW dynamics was the focus of the Southern Hemisphere Transport, Dynamics, and Chemistry–Gravity Waves (SOUTHTRAC-GW) mission. The German High Altitude and Long Range Research Aircraft (HALO) was deployed to Rio Grande at the southern tip of Argentina in September 2019. Seven dedicated research flights with a typical length of 7,000 km were conducted to collect GW observations with the novel Airborne Lidar for Middle Atmosphere research (ALIMA) instrument and the Gimballed Limb Observer for Radiance Imaging of the Atmosphere (GLORIA) limb sounder. While ALIMA measures temperatures in the altitude range from 20 to 90 km, GLORIA observations allow characterization of temperatures and trace gas mixing ratios from 5 to 15 km. Wave perturbations are derived by subtracting suitable mean profiles. This paper summarizes the motivations and objectives of the SOUTHTRAC-GW mission. The evolution of the atmospheric conditions is documented including the effect of the extraordinary Southern Hemisphere sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) that occurred in early September 2019. Moreover, outstanding initial results of the GW observation and plans for future work are presented.
Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas - Materia
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Geofísica
Dynamics
Gravity waves
Mountain waves
Stratospheric circulation
Aircraft observations - Nivel de accesibilidad
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- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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- Universidad Nacional de La Plata
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- oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/138301
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SOUTHTRAC-GW: An airborne field campaign to explore gravity wave dynamics at the world’s strongest hotspotRapp, MarkusKaifler, BerndDörnbrack, AndreasGisinger, SonjaMixa, TylerReichert, RobertKaifler, NatalieKnobloch, StefanieEckert, RamonaWildmann, NormanGiez, AndreasKrasauskas, LukasPreusse, PeterGeldenhuys, MarkusRiese, MartinWoiwode, WolfgangFriedl-Vallon, FelixSinnhuber, Björn-MartinTorre, Alejandro de laAlexander, PeterHormaechea, José LuisJanches, DiegoGarhammer, MarkusChau, Jorge L.Conte, J. FedericoHoor, PeterEngel, AndreasGeofísicaDynamicsGravity wavesMountain wavesStratospheric circulationAircraft observationsThe southern part of South America and the Antarctic peninsula are known as the world’s strongest hotspot region of stratospheric gravity wave (GW) activity. Large tropospheric winds are deflected by the Andes and the Antarctic Peninsula and excite GWs that might propagate into the upper mesosphere. Satellite observations show large stratospheric GW activity above the mountains, the Drake Passage, and in a belt centered along 60°S. This scientifically highly interesting region for studying GW dynamics was the focus of the Southern Hemisphere Transport, Dynamics, and Chemistry–Gravity Waves (SOUTHTRAC-GW) mission. The German High Altitude and Long Range Research Aircraft (HALO) was deployed to Rio Grande at the southern tip of Argentina in September 2019. Seven dedicated research flights with a typical length of 7,000 km were conducted to collect GW observations with the novel Airborne Lidar for Middle Atmosphere research (ALIMA) instrument and the Gimballed Limb Observer for Radiance Imaging of the Atmosphere (GLORIA) limb sounder. While ALIMA measures temperatures in the altitude range from 20 to 90 km, GLORIA observations allow characterization of temperatures and trace gas mixing ratios from 5 to 15 km. Wave perturbations are derived by subtracting suitable mean profiles. This paper summarizes the motivations and objectives of the SOUTHTRAC-GW mission. The evolution of the atmospheric conditions is documented including the effect of the extraordinary Southern Hemisphere sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) that occurred in early September 2019. Moreover, outstanding initial results of the GW observation and plans for future work are presented.Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas2021info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArticulohttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfE871-E893http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/138301enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/0003-0007info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/1520-0477info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/1087-3562info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1175/bams-d-20-0034.1info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)reponame:SEDICI (UNLP)instname:Universidad Nacional de La Platainstacron:UNLP2025-09-29T11:32:31Zoai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/138301Institucionalhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/Universidad públicaNo correspondehttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/oai/snrdalira@sedici.unlp.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:13292025-09-29 11:32:32.128SEDICI (UNLP) - Universidad Nacional de La Platafalse |
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SOUTHTRAC-GW: An airborne field campaign to explore gravity wave dynamics at the world’s strongest hotspot |
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SOUTHTRAC-GW: An airborne field campaign to explore gravity wave dynamics at the world’s strongest hotspot |
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SOUTHTRAC-GW: An airborne field campaign to explore gravity wave dynamics at the world’s strongest hotspot Rapp, Markus Geofísica Dynamics Gravity waves Mountain waves Stratospheric circulation Aircraft observations |
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SOUTHTRAC-GW: An airborne field campaign to explore gravity wave dynamics at the world’s strongest hotspot |
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SOUTHTRAC-GW: An airborne field campaign to explore gravity wave dynamics at the world’s strongest hotspot |
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SOUTHTRAC-GW: An airborne field campaign to explore gravity wave dynamics at the world’s strongest hotspot |
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SOUTHTRAC-GW: An airborne field campaign to explore gravity wave dynamics at the world’s strongest hotspot |
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SOUTHTRAC-GW: An airborne field campaign to explore gravity wave dynamics at the world’s strongest hotspot |
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Rapp, Markus Kaifler, Bernd Dörnbrack, Andreas Gisinger, Sonja Mixa, Tyler Reichert, Robert Kaifler, Natalie Knobloch, Stefanie Eckert, Ramona Wildmann, Norman Giez, Andreas Krasauskas, Lukas Preusse, Peter Geldenhuys, Markus Riese, Martin Woiwode, Wolfgang Friedl-Vallon, Felix Sinnhuber, Björn-Martin Torre, Alejandro de la Alexander, Peter Hormaechea, José Luis Janches, Diego Garhammer, Markus Chau, Jorge L. Conte, J. Federico Hoor, Peter Engel, Andreas |
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Rapp, Markus |
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Rapp, Markus Kaifler, Bernd Dörnbrack, Andreas Gisinger, Sonja Mixa, Tyler Reichert, Robert Kaifler, Natalie Knobloch, Stefanie Eckert, Ramona Wildmann, Norman Giez, Andreas Krasauskas, Lukas Preusse, Peter Geldenhuys, Markus Riese, Martin Woiwode, Wolfgang Friedl-Vallon, Felix Sinnhuber, Björn-Martin Torre, Alejandro de la Alexander, Peter Hormaechea, José Luis Janches, Diego Garhammer, Markus Chau, Jorge L. Conte, J. Federico Hoor, Peter Engel, Andreas |
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author |
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Kaifler, Bernd Dörnbrack, Andreas Gisinger, Sonja Mixa, Tyler Reichert, Robert Kaifler, Natalie Knobloch, Stefanie Eckert, Ramona Wildmann, Norman Giez, Andreas Krasauskas, Lukas Preusse, Peter Geldenhuys, Markus Riese, Martin Woiwode, Wolfgang Friedl-Vallon, Felix Sinnhuber, Björn-Martin Torre, Alejandro de la Alexander, Peter Hormaechea, José Luis Janches, Diego Garhammer, Markus Chau, Jorge L. Conte, J. Federico Hoor, Peter Engel, Andreas |
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Geofísica Dynamics Gravity waves Mountain waves Stratospheric circulation Aircraft observations |
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Geofísica Dynamics Gravity waves Mountain waves Stratospheric circulation Aircraft observations |
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The southern part of South America and the Antarctic peninsula are known as the world’s strongest hotspot region of stratospheric gravity wave (GW) activity. Large tropospheric winds are deflected by the Andes and the Antarctic Peninsula and excite GWs that might propagate into the upper mesosphere. Satellite observations show large stratospheric GW activity above the mountains, the Drake Passage, and in a belt centered along 60°S. This scientifically highly interesting region for studying GW dynamics was the focus of the Southern Hemisphere Transport, Dynamics, and Chemistry–Gravity Waves (SOUTHTRAC-GW) mission. The German High Altitude and Long Range Research Aircraft (HALO) was deployed to Rio Grande at the southern tip of Argentina in September 2019. Seven dedicated research flights with a typical length of 7,000 km were conducted to collect GW observations with the novel Airborne Lidar for Middle Atmosphere research (ALIMA) instrument and the Gimballed Limb Observer for Radiance Imaging of the Atmosphere (GLORIA) limb sounder. While ALIMA measures temperatures in the altitude range from 20 to 90 km, GLORIA observations allow characterization of temperatures and trace gas mixing ratios from 5 to 15 km. Wave perturbations are derived by subtracting suitable mean profiles. This paper summarizes the motivations and objectives of the SOUTHTRAC-GW mission. The evolution of the atmospheric conditions is documented including the effect of the extraordinary Southern Hemisphere sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) that occurred in early September 2019. Moreover, outstanding initial results of the GW observation and plans for future work are presented. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas |
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The southern part of South America and the Antarctic peninsula are known as the world’s strongest hotspot region of stratospheric gravity wave (GW) activity. Large tropospheric winds are deflected by the Andes and the Antarctic Peninsula and excite GWs that might propagate into the upper mesosphere. Satellite observations show large stratospheric GW activity above the mountains, the Drake Passage, and in a belt centered along 60°S. This scientifically highly interesting region for studying GW dynamics was the focus of the Southern Hemisphere Transport, Dynamics, and Chemistry–Gravity Waves (SOUTHTRAC-GW) mission. The German High Altitude and Long Range Research Aircraft (HALO) was deployed to Rio Grande at the southern tip of Argentina in September 2019. Seven dedicated research flights with a typical length of 7,000 km were conducted to collect GW observations with the novel Airborne Lidar for Middle Atmosphere research (ALIMA) instrument and the Gimballed Limb Observer for Radiance Imaging of the Atmosphere (GLORIA) limb sounder. While ALIMA measures temperatures in the altitude range from 20 to 90 km, GLORIA observations allow characterization of temperatures and trace gas mixing ratios from 5 to 15 km. Wave perturbations are derived by subtracting suitable mean profiles. This paper summarizes the motivations and objectives of the SOUTHTRAC-GW mission. The evolution of the atmospheric conditions is documented including the effect of the extraordinary Southern Hemisphere sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) that occurred in early September 2019. Moreover, outstanding initial results of the GW observation and plans for future work are presented. |
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