Open AccessGravity Waves Drive Global Changes in Earth's Upper Atmosphere
Author(s) -
Eric Betz
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2015eo026215
Subject(s) - atmosphere (unit) , earth (classical element) , astrobiology , geology , meteorology , environmental science , physics , astronomy
Deep convective objects such as the plumes in thunderstorms can trigger gravity waves, which disturb the wind and temperatures hundreds of kilometers above Earth's surface.
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