First tomographic observations of gravity waves by the infrared limb imager GLORIA

Krisch, Isabell; Preusse, Peter; Ungermann, Jörn; Dörnbrack, Andreas; Eckermann, Stephen D.; Ern, Manfred; Friedl-Vallon, Felix; Kaufmann, Martin; Oelhaf, Hermann; Rapp, Markus; Strube, Cornelia; Riese, Martin

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-14937-2017

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First tomographic observations of gravity waves by the infrared limb imager GLORIA

Isabell Krisch, Peter Preusse, Jörn Ungermann, Andreas Dörnbrack, Stephen D. Eckermann, Manfred Ern, Felix Friedl-Vallon, Martin Kaufmann, Hermann Oelhaf, Markus Rapp, Cornelia Strube, and Martin Riese

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RC1: 'Comments to ”First tomographic observations of gravity waves by the infrared limb imager GLORIA”.', Ole Martin Christensen, 31 Aug 2017
- AC1: 'Answers to Referee #1', I. Krisch, 26 Oct 2017
RC2: 'Formal Review on `First tomographic observations of gravity waves by the inrared limb imager GLORIA' by Isabell Krisch et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 15 Sep 2017
- AC2: 'Answers to Referee #2', I. Krisch, 26 Oct 2017
RC3: 'Review of "First tomographic observations of gravity waves by the infrared limb imager GLORIA" by I. Krisch et al.', Anonymous Referee #3, 19 Sep 2017
- AC3: 'Answers to Referee #3', I. Krisch, 26 Oct 2017

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AR by Isabell Krisch on behalf of the Authors (26 Oct 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (17 Nov 2017) by Jörg Gumbel

AR by Isabell Krisch on behalf of the Authors (17 Nov 2017) Manuscript

Short summary

Using the infrared limb imager GLORIA, the 3-D structure of mesoscale gravity waves in the lower stratosphere was measured for the first time, allowing for a complete 3-D characterization of the waves. This enables the precise determination of the sources of the waves in the mountain regions of Iceland with backward ray tracing. Forward ray tracing shows oblique propagation, an effect generally neglected in global atmospheric models.