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Comparison of horizontal velocity spectra derived from chaff rockets with saturation models
Paleontology
Space and Planetary Science
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spelling Wu, Y. F. Xu, Jiyao 0148-0227 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Paleontology Space and Planetary Science Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) Atmospheric Science Earth-Surface Processes Geochemistry and Petrology Soil Science Water Science and Technology Ecology Aquatic Science Forestry Oceanography Geophysics http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2005jd006065 <jats:p>We present vertical wave number spectra of wind fluctuations using data with a height resolution of 25 m observed near the mesopause by 64 chaff rockets. Direct measurement of Brunt‐Väisälä frequency allows accurate calculations of spectral amplitude and local Richardson number. Individual vertical wave number spectra reveal considerable variability in both slope and amplitude, which is not consistent with the predictions of various saturation models. Mean vertical wave number spectra observed at different locations and seasons show great similarities. While the spectral amplitude predicted by the linear saturation model or saturated‐cascade model is comparable to the spectral amplitude of the observed mean spectrum, those spectral amplitudes predicted by other saturation models are larger than the observed mean amplitude within a factor of 3. However, mean vertical wave number spectra observed at 69°N exhibit significant seasonal variation with a shallower slope of −2.40 and a larger spectral amplitude of 2.6 × 10<jats:sup>5</jats:sup> (m<jats:sup>2</jats:sup>/s<jats:sup>2</jats:sup>)/(cyc/m) at <jats:italic>m</jats:italic> = 1/(4 km) in winter compared to that spectrum observed in summer. Very large mean wind shears, as high as 42–77 m/s/km, are observed to be present at several heights near the mesopause. Such strong mean shear profiles, together with the Brunt‐Väisälä frequency squared N<jats:sup>2</jats:sup> profiles, act collectively to produce dynamical instability regions of local Richardson number <jats:italic>Ri</jats:italic> smaller than 0.25. These regions are found to correlate well with the saturated gravity wave spectra. In contrast, the stable region of local Richardson number <jats:italic>Ri</jats:italic> larger than 0.4 observed at high latitude in winter is found to associate with an unsaturated gravity wave spectrum.</jats:p> Comparison of horizontal velocity spectra derived from chaff rockets with saturation models Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
spellingShingle Wu, Y. F., Xu, Jiyao, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Comparison of horizontal velocity spectra derived from chaff rockets with saturation models, Paleontology, Space and Planetary Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Geochemistry and Petrology, Soil Science, Water Science and Technology, Ecology, Aquatic Science, Forestry, Oceanography, Geophysics
title Comparison of horizontal velocity spectra derived from chaff rockets with saturation models
title_full Comparison of horizontal velocity spectra derived from chaff rockets with saturation models
title_fullStr Comparison of horizontal velocity spectra derived from chaff rockets with saturation models
title_full_unstemmed Comparison of horizontal velocity spectra derived from chaff rockets with saturation models
title_short Comparison of horizontal velocity spectra derived from chaff rockets with saturation models
title_sort comparison of horizontal velocity spectra derived from chaff rockets with saturation models
title_unstemmed Comparison of horizontal velocity spectra derived from chaff rockets with saturation models
topic Paleontology, Space and Planetary Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Geochemistry and Petrology, Soil Science, Water Science and Technology, Ecology, Aquatic Science, Forestry, Oceanography, Geophysics
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2005jd006065