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| Titel |
Gravity-wave emission and the mesoscale atmospheric spectrum of kinetic energy |
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Chris Snyder, Michael Waite |
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EGU General Assembly 2014
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Artikel
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Englisch
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In: GRA - Volume 16 (2014) |
| Datensatznummer |
250100245
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 EGU/EGU2014-16143.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| Despite decades of investigation, the mechanisms underlying the observed kinetic energy spectrum in the atmospheric mesoscale remain unclear. We present a body of evidence from idealized simulations that a likely contributor is gravity-wave emission by large-scale balanced flows and the subsequent straining and distortion of the waves as the propagate through a complex three-dimensional environment. An important element is the apparently enhanced generation of gravity waves by the balanced flow in the presence of moisture and moist convection. |
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