Articles | Volume 25, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-1765-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-1765-2025
Research article
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07 Feb 2025
Research article |  | 07 Feb 2025

Hunting for gravity waves in non-orographic winter storms using 3+ years of regional surface air pressure network and radar observations

Luke R. Allen, Sandra E. Yuter, Matthew A. Miller, and Laura M. Tomkins

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Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-2160', Anonymous Referee #1, 16 Sep 2024
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-2160', Anonymous Referee #2, 21 Sep 2024
  • AC1: 'Author response on egusphere-2024-2160', Luke R. Allen, 13 Nov 2024

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Luke R. Allen on behalf of the Authors (13 Nov 2024)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (14 Dec 2024) by Peter Haynes
AR by Luke R. Allen on behalf of the Authors (17 Dec 2024)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
Atmospheric gravity waves (GWs) are air oscillations in which buoyancy is the restoring force, and they may enhance precipitation under certain conditions. We used 3+ seasons of pressure data to identify GWs with wavelengths ≤ 170 km in the Toronto and New York metropolitan areas in the context of snow storms. We found only six GW events during snow storms, suggesting that GWs on those scales are uncommon at the two locations during snow storms and, thus, do not often enhance snowfall.
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