Gravity wave momentum flux in the upper mesosphere derived from OH airglow imaging measurements

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 421-428

  Suzuki, Shin ^a   Shiokawa, Kazuo ^a   Otsuka, Yuichi ^a   Ogawa, Tadahiko ^a   Kubota, Minoru ^b   Tsutsumi, Masaki ^c   Nakamura, Takuji ^d   Fritts, David C ^e  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Division of Northwest Research Associates ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Airglow image; Gravity wave; Mesosphere and lower thermosphere; Momentum flux

Indexed keywords

AIRGLOW; DATA SET; GRAVITY WAVE; HYDROXIDE; MESOSPHERE; MOMENTUM; THERMOSPHERE; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 34347353376     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03352703     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. Coble, M. R., G. C. Papen, and C. S. Gardner, Computing two-dimensional unambiguous horizontal wavenumber spectra from OH airglow images, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 36, 368-382, 1998.
2. Ejiri, M. K., K. Shiokawa, T. Ogawa, K. Igarashi, T. Nakamura, and T. Tsuda. Statistical study of short-period gravity waves in OH and OI nightglow images at two separated sites, J. Geophys. Res., 108(D21), 4679, doi:10.1029/2002JD002795, 2003.
3. Espy, P. J., G. O. L. Jones, G. R. Swenson, J. Tang, and M. J. Taylor, Seasonal variations of the gravity wave momentum flux in the Antarctic mesosphere and lower thermosphere, J. Geophys. Res., 109, D23109, doi:10.1029/2003JD004446, 2004.
4. Fritts, D. C., Gravity wave saturation in the middle atmosphere: A review of theory and observations, Rev. Geophys. Space Sci., 22, 275-308, 1984.
5. Fritts, D. C. and T. E. VanZandt, Spectral estimates of gravity wave energy and momentum fluxes. Part I: Energy dissipation, acceleration, and constraints, J. Atmos. Sci., 50, 3685-3694, 1993.
6. Fritts, D. C. and R. A. Vincent, Mesospheric momentum flux studies at Adelaide, Australia: Observations and a gravity wave-tidal interaction model. J. Atmos. Sci., 44, 605-619, 1987.
7. Fritts, D. C., S. L. Vadas, and Y. Yamada, An estimate of strong local body forcing and gravity wave radiation based on OH airglow and meteor radar observations, Geophys. Res. Lett., 29, doi:10.1029/ 2001GL013753, 2002.
8. Fritts, D. C. and M. J. Alexander, Gravity wave dynamics and effects in the middle atmosphere, Rev. Geophys., 41(1), 1003, doi:10.1029/2001RG000106, 2003.
9. Garcia, F. J., M. J. Taylor, and M. C. Kelley, Two-dimensional spectral analysis of mesospheric airglow image data, Appl. Opt., 36, 7374-7385, 1997.
10. Gardner, C. S., K. Gulati, Y. Zhao, and G. R. Swenson, Measuring gravity wave momentum fluxes with airglow images, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 11,903-11,915, 1999.
11. Haque. R. and G. R. Swenson, Extraction of motion parameters of gravity-wave structures from all-sky OH image sequences, Appl. Opt., 38, 4433-4442, 1999.
12. Houghton, J. T., The stratosphere and mesosphere, Quart. J. R. Met. Soc., 104, 1-29, 1978.
13. Kubota, M., H. Fukunishi, and S. Okano, Characteristics of medium- and large-scale TIDs over Japan derived from OI 630-nm nightglow observation. Earth Planets Space, 53, 741-751, 2001.
14. Lindzen, R. S., Turbulence and stress owing to gravity wave and tidal breakdown, J. Geophys. Res., 86, 9707-9714, 1981.
15. 2 and OH airglow perturbations induced by atmospheric gravity waves, J. Geophys. Res., 108(D4), 4151, doi:10.1029/2002JD002474, 2003.
16. Nakamura, T., T. Tsuda, T. Tsutsumi, K. Kita, T. Uehara, S. Kato, and S. Fukao, Meteor wind observations with the MU radar, Radio Sci., 26, 857-869, 1991.
17. Nakamura, T., T. Tsuda, M. Yamamoto, S. Fukao, and S. Kato, Characteristics of gravity waves in the mesosphere observed with the middle and upper atmosphere radar 1. Momentum flux, J. Geophys. Res., 98, 8899-8910, 1993.
18. Nakamura, T., T. Aono, T. Tsuda, A. G. Admiranto, E. Achmad, and Suratno, Mesospheric gravity waves over a tropical convective region observed by OH airglow imaging in Indonesia, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30, 1882, doi:10.1029/2003GL017619, 2003.
19. Shiokawa, K., Y. Katoh, M. Satoh, M. K. Ejiri, and T. Ogawa, Development of optical mesosphere thermosphere imagers, Earth Planets Space, 51, 887-896, 1999.
20. Shiokawa, K., Y. Katoh, M. Satoh, M. K. Ejiri, and T. Ogawa, Integrating-sphere calibration of all-sky cameras for nightglow measurements, 8899-8910, 1993.
21. Nakamura, T., T. Aono, T. Tsuda, A. G. Admiranto, E. Achmad, and Suratno, Mesospheric gravity waves over a tropical convective region observed by OH airglow imaging in Indonesia, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30, 1882, doi:10.1029/2003GL017619, 2003.
22. Shiokawa, K., Y. Katoh, M. Satoh, M. K. Ejiri, and T. Ogawa, Development of optical mesosphere thermosphere imagers, Earth Planets Space, 51, 887-896, 1999.
23. Shiokawa, K., Y. Katoh, M. Satoh, M. K. Ejiri, and T. Ogawa, Integrating-sphere calibration of all-sky cameras for nightglow measurements, Adv. Space Res., 26, 1025-1028, 2000.
24. Shiokawa, K., Y. Otuka, T. Ogawa, H. Takahashi, T. Nakamura, and T. Shimomai, Comparison of OH rotational temperatures measured by the spectral airglow temperature imager (SATI) and by a tilting-filter photometer, J. Atmos. Terr. Phys., 66, 891-897, 2004.
25. Suzuki, S., K. Shiokawa, Y. Otsuka, T. Ogawa, and P. Wilkinson, Statistical characteristics of gravity waves observed by an all-sky imager at Darwin, Australia, J. Geophys. Res., 109(D20S07), doi:10.1029/2003JD004336, 2004.
26. Swenson, G. R. and C. S. Gardner, Analytical models for the responses of the mesospheric OH* and Na layers to atmospheric gravity waves, Geophys. Res. Lett., 25, 477-480, 1998.
27. Swenson, G. R. and A. Z. Liu, A model for calculating acoustic gravity wave energy and momentum flux in the mesosphere from OH airglow, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 6271-6294, 1998.
28. Swenson, G. R. and S. B. Mende. OH emission and gravity waves (including a breaking wave) in all-sky imagery from Bear Lake, UT, Geophys. Res. Lett., 21, 2239-2242.
29. Swenson. G. R., M. J. Alexander, and R. Haque, Dispersion imposed limits on atmospheric gravity waves in the mesosphere: Observations from OH airglow, Geophys. Res. Lett., 27, 875-878, 2000.
30. Tang, J., A. Z. Liu, and G. R. Swenson, High frequency gravity waves observed in OH airglow at Starfire Optical Range, NM: Seasonal variations in momentum flux, Geophys. Res. Lett., 29(20), 1996, doi:10.1029/2002GL015794, 2002.
31. Tang, J., F. Kamalabadi, S. J. Franke, A. Z. Liu, and G. R. Swenson, Estimation of gravity wave momentum flux with spectroscopic imaging, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 43, 103-109, 2005a.
32. Tang, J., G. R. Swenson, A. Z. Liu, and F. Kamalabadi, Observational investigations of gravity wave momentum flux with spectroscopic Imaging, J. Geophys. Res., 110, D09S09, doi:10.1029/2004JD004778, 2005b.
33. Taylor, M. J., W. R. Pendleton Jr., S. Clark, H. Takahashi, D. Gobbi, and R. A. Goldberg, Image measurements of short-period gravity waves at equatorial latitudes, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 26,283-26,299, 1997.
34. Tsuda T. and Y. Murayama, Seasonal variation of momentum flux in the mesosphere observed with the MU radar, Geophys. Res. Lett., 17, 725-728, 1990.
35. Vincent, R. A., Gravity-wave motions in the mesosphere, J. Atmos. Terr. Phys., 46, 119-128, 1984.
36. Vincent, R. A. and I. M. Reid, HF doppler measurements of mesospheric gravity wave momentum fluxes, J. Atmos. Sci., 40, 1321-1333, 1983.
37. Walterscheid, R. L., J. H. Hecht, R. A. Vincent, J. M. Reid, J. Woithe, and M. P. Hickey, Analysis and interpretation of airglow and radar observations of quasi-monochromatic gravity waves in the upper mesosphere and lower thermosphere over Adelaide, Australia (35°S, 138°E), J. Atmos. Terr. Phys., 61, 461-478, 1999.
38. Wiens, R. H., A. Moise, S. Brown, S. Sargoytchev, R. N. Peterson, G. G. Chepherd, M. J. López-González, J. J. López-Moreno, and R. Rodrigo, SATI: A spectral airglow temperature imager, Adv. Space Res., 19, 677-680, 1997.
39. Wrasse, C. M., T. Nakamura, T. Tsuda, H. Takahashi, A. F. Medeiros, M. J. Taylor, D. Gobbi, A. Salatun, Suratno, E. Achmad, and A. G. Admiranto, Reverse ray tracing of the mesospheric gravity waves observed at 23°S (Brazil) and 7°S (Indonesia) in airglow imagers, J. Atmos. Terr. Phys., 68, 163-181, 2006.
40. Wu, Q. and T. L. Killeen, Seasonal dependence of mesospheric gravity waves (< 100 km) at Peach Mountain Observatory, Michigan, Geophys. Res. Lett., 23, 2211-2214, 1996.