Gravity wave coupling from below: A review

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dc.contributor.authorVincent, R.en
dc.contributor.conferenceKyoto Symposium (2007 : Japan)en
dc.date.issued2009en
dc.description.abstractGravity waves efficiently couple energy and momentum from source regions in the lower atmosphere to the middle and upper atmosphere. Wave dissipation results in a drag that drives meridional circulations that can profoundly affect the state of the middle atmosphere. New developments in various observing techniques, as well as a better appreciation of the limits imposed by observational selection, allow for a better understanding of the role of gravity waves in the atmosphere. Here we summarise recent advances in the measurement of wave parameters, especially those obtained by satellite and in situ techniques. Of particular importance is the development of techniques to measure momentum fluxes on a hemispheric or even global scale. Improved understanding of gravity wave coupling processes into the thermosphere-ionosphere has resulted from better formulations of dissipation effects. Allied with new rapid incoherent scatter measurements it may soon be possible to identify sources of small and medium scale ionospheric travelling disturbances that are not linked to auroral phenomena.en
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityRobert A. Vincenten
dc.identifier.citationClimate and Weather of the Sun-Earth System (SAWSES), Selected Papers from the 2007 Kyoto Symposium, 2009 / T. Tsuda, R. Fujii, K. Shibata, and M. A. Geller (eds.): pp.279-293en
dc.identifier.isbn9784887041479en
dc.identifier.orcidVincent, R. [0000-0001-6559-6544]en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/58889
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherTERRAPUBen
dc.publisher.placeJapanen
dc.rightsCopyright TERRAPUB, Tokyo, 2009en
dc.source.urihttp://www.terrapub.co.jp/onlineproceedings/ste/CAWSES2007/index.htmlen
dc.titleGravity wave coupling from below: A reviewen
dc.typeConference paperen
pubs.publication-statusPublisheden

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