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Spectral variability of gravity-wave kinetic and potential energy at 69° N: a seven-year lidar study
Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the University of Rostock, Kühlungsborn, Germany
Irina Strelnikova
Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the University of Rostock, Kühlungsborn, Germany
Robin Wing
Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the University of Rostock, Kühlungsborn, Germany
Gerd Baumgarten
Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the University of Rostock, Kühlungsborn, Germany
Michael Gerding
Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the University of Rostock, Kühlungsborn, Germany
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We studied gravity waves using a unique lidar that measures both temperature and wind. This is the first long-term study of how their energies vary with height and season in the middle atmosphere near the Arctic. Waves were stronger and varied more in winter, while in summer slow waves tied to Earth's rotation dominated. We also observed new patterns in how energy is shared between both energy types and height-dependent changes in wave behaviour. These results refine our view of such waves.
We studied gravity waves using a unique lidar that measures both temperature and wind. This is...
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