Global dynamics of the MLT

AK Smith - Surveys in Geophysics, 2012 - Springer
The transition between the middle atmosphere and the thermosphere is known as the MLT
region (for mesosphere and lower thermosphere). This area has some characteristics that …

[图书][B] Zonal jets: Phenomenology, genesis, and physics

B Galperin, PL Read - 2019 - books.google.com
In recent decades, great progress has been made in our understanding of zonal jets across
many subjects-atmospheric science, oceanography, planetary science, geophysical fluid …

An analytical theory of the buoyancy–Kolmogorov subrange transition in turbulent flows with stable stratification

S Sukoriansky, B Galperin - … Transactions of the Royal …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The buoyancy subrange of stably stratified turbulence is defined as an intermediate range of
scales larger than those in the inertial subrange. This subrange encompasses the crossover …

Reasons for the extremely high-ranging planetary boundary layer over the western Tibetan Plateau in winter

X Chen, B Škerlak, MW Rotach, JA Añel… - Journal of the …, 2016 - journals.ametsoc.org
The planetary boundary layer (PBL) over the Tibetan Plateau (with a mean elevation about 4
km above sea level) reaches an unmatched height of 9515 m above sea level. The proximity …

Determination of the “wave turbopause” using a numerical differentiation method

XR Zhao, Z Sheng, JW Li, H Yu… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This paper proposes a new algorithm to determine the wave turbopause based on
numerical differentiation using temperature data collected from the Sounding of the …

Turbulence parameter estimations from high-resolution balloon temperature measurements of the MUTSI-2000 campaign

NM Gavrilov, H Luce, M Crochet… - Annales …, 2005 - angeo.copernicus.org
Turbulence parameters in the tropo-stratosphere are analyzed using high-resolution balloon
temperature measurements collected during the MUTSI (MU radar, Temperature sheets and …

High-resolution observations and modeling of turbulence sources, structures, and intensities in the upper mesosphere

DC Fritts, L Wang, G Baumgarten, AD Miller… - Journal of Atmospheric …, 2017 - Elsevier
New capabilities for imaging small-scale instabilities and turbulence and for modeling
gravity wave (GW), instability, and turbulence dynamics at high Reynolds numbers are …

Sporadic E layer observations over Arecibo using coherent and incoherent scatter radar: Assessing dynamic stability in the lower thermosphere

DL Hysell, E Nossa, MF Larsen, J Munro… - Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
A patchy sporadic E ionization layer was observed using the 430 MHz incoherent scatter
radar at the Arecibo Radio Observatory and a new, 30 MHz coherent scatter radar imager …

The life cycle of instability features measured from the Andes Lidar Observatory over Cerro Pachon on 24 March 2012

JH Hecht, K Wan, LJ Gelinas, DC Fritts… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Aerospace Corporation's Nightglow Imager (ANI) observes nighttime OH
emission (near 1.6 μm) every 2 s over an approximate 73° field of view. ANI had previously …

First Na lidar measurements of turbulence heat flux, thermal diffusivity, and energy dissipation rate in the mesopause region

Y Guo, AZ Liu, CS Gardner - Geophysical Research Letters, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Turbulence is ubiquitous in the mesopause region, where the atmospheric stability is low
and wave breaking is frequent. Measuring turbulence is challenging in this region and is …