Physics
Scientific paper
Oct 2003
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2003georl..30asc11w&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 30, Issue 20, pp. ASC 11-1, CiteID 2070, DOI 10.1029/2003GL018207
Physics
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Atmospheric Composition And Structure: Middle Atmosphere-Constituent Transport And Chemistry (3334), Meteorology And Atmospheric Dynamics: Stratosphere/Troposphere Interactions, Meteorology And Atmospheric Dynamics: Waves And Tides, Meteorology And Atmospheric Dynamics: Turbulence, Meteorology And Atmospheric Dynamics: Middle Atmosphere Dynamics (0341, 0342)
Scientific paper
A breaking atmospheric gravity wave was investigated with a combination of airborne in-situ dynamical measurements and ground-based VHF radar observations. The wave was generated by flow over mountains and it was observed to break near the tropopause. The measurements reveal that the wave was overturning at the tropopause and that the initial breakdown into turbulence involved the generation of smaller oscillations with a horizontal wavelength of around 500 m. There was also evidence that the turbulence associated with the wave breaking can cause substantial mixing in the tropopause region.
Busen Reinhold
Hacker Jorg
Pavelin Edward G.
Vosper Simon
Whiteway James A.
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