Articles | Volume 22, issue 18
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-12077-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-12077-2022
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19 Sep 2022
Research article |  | 19 Sep 2022

How do gravity waves triggered by a typhoon propagate from the troposphere to the upper atmosphere?

Qinzeng Li, Jiyao Xu, Hanli Liu, Xiao Liu, and Wei Yuan

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We use ground-based airglow network observations, reanalysis data, and satellite observations to explore the propagation process of concentric gravity waves (CGWs) excited by a typhoon between the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere. We find that CGWs in the mesosphere are generated directly by the typhoon but the CGW observed in the thermosphere may be excited by CGW dissipation in the mesosphere, rather than directly excited by a typhoon and propagated to the thermosphere.
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