Gravity waves generated by deep tropical convection: Estimates from balloon observations and mesoscale simulations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 9690-9707

  Jewtoukoff, Valérian ^a   Plougonven, Riwal ^b   Hertzog, Albert ^b  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

convection; gravity waves; mesoscale simulations; stratosphere; superpressure balloons; tropics

Indexed keywords

BALLOONS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; HEAT CONVECTION; MOMENTUM; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; STORMS; TROPICS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

DEEP TROPICAL CONVECTION; GRAVITY WAVE MOMENTUM; MESOSCALE SIMULATION; STRATOSPHERIC BALLOON; SUPERPRESSURE; TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; USING PROBABILITIES; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECAST MODELS;

GRAVITY WAVES;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CYCLONE; FLUX MEASUREMENT; GRAVITY WAVE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; MOMENTUM; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; RESOLUTION; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 84886001018     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50781     Document Type: Article

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