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Tropospheric gravity waves: Their detection by and influence on rawinsonde balloon data
Author(s) -
Lalas D. P.,
Einaudi F.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
quarterly journal of the royal meteorological society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.744
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1477-870X
pISSN - 0035-9009
DOI - 10.1002/qj.49710645014
Subject(s) - radiosonde , troposphere , meteorology , radar , gravity wave , gravitational wave , balloon , instrumentation (computer programming) , atmosphere (unit) , environmental science , remote sensing , turbulence , geology , atmospheric sciences , geodesy , climatology , physics , computer science , medicine , astronomy , telecommunications , cardiology , operating system
In this paper we discuss the interaction of a tropospheric gravity wave, detected by a radar and a microbarograph array, with a normal rawinsonde balloon. By calculating the wave properties and comparing them to balloon data, we show that such data can provide information about tropospheric gravity waves. We also draw attention to the consequences of the wave‐induced differences between the measured and the actual background state of the atmosphere. The differences may be critical, for example, in predicting clear air turbulence and in evaluating remote sensing instrumentation.