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Convective gravity wave events during summer near 54° N, present in both AIRS and Rayleigh–Mie–Raman (RMR) lidar observations
Leibniz Institute for Atmospheric Physics at the Rostock University, Schloss-Str. 6, 18225 Kühlungsborn, Germany
Michael Gerding
Leibniz Institute for Atmospheric Physics at the Rostock University, Schloss-Str. 6, 18225 Kühlungsborn, Germany
Laura Holt
NorthWest Research Associates, 3380 Mitchell Lane, Boulder, CO 80301-2245, USA
Irina Strelnikova
Leibniz Institute for Atmospheric Physics at the Rostock University, Schloss-Str. 6, 18225 Kühlungsborn, Germany
Robin Wing
Leibniz Institute for Atmospheric Physics at the Rostock University, Schloss-Str. 6, 18225 Kühlungsborn, Germany
Gerd Baumgarten
Leibniz Institute for Atmospheric Physics at the Rostock University, Schloss-Str. 6, 18225 Kühlungsborn, Germany
Franz-Josef Lübken
Leibniz Institute for Atmospheric Physics at the Rostock University, Schloss-Str. 6, 18225 Kühlungsborn, Germany
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We use satellite, lidar, and ECMWF data to study storm-related waves that propagate above Kühlungsborn, Germany, during summer. Although these events occur in roughly half of the years of the satellite data we analyzed, we focus our study on two case study years (2014 and 2015). These events could contribute significantly to middle atmospheric circulation and are not accounted for in weather and climate models.
We use satellite, lidar, and ECMWF data to study storm-related waves that propagate above...
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