A climatological study of internal gravity waves in the atmospheric boundary layer overlying the Brunt Ice Shelf, Antarctica
Internal gravity waves are frequently observed in stably stratified regions of the atmospheric boundary layer. In order to determine the statistical influence of such waves on the dynamics of the boundary layer it is necessary to compile information concerning properties of the waves such as frequen...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:10152 2023-05-15T13:45:10+02:00 A climatological study of internal gravity waves in the atmospheric boundary layer overlying the Brunt Ice Shelf, Antarctica Rees, J.M. Denholm-price, J.C.W. King, J.C. Anderson, P.S. 2000 text http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/10152/ https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/10152/1/1520-0469%282000%29057_0511_ACSOIG_2.0.pdf en eng American Meteorological Society https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/10152/1/1520-0469%282000%29057_0511_ACSOIG_2.0.pdf Rees, J.M.; Denholm-price, J.C.W.; King, J.C. orcid:0000-0003-3315-7568 Anderson, P.S. 2000 A climatological study of internal gravity waves in the atmospheric boundary layer overlying the Brunt Ice Shelf, Antarctica. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 57 (4). 511-526. Meteorology and Climatology Atmospheric Sciences Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2000 ftnerc 2023-02-04T19:26:32Z Internal gravity waves are frequently observed in stably stratified regions of the atmospheric boundary layer. In order to determine the statistical influence of such waves on the dynamics of the boundary layer it is necessary to compile information concerning properties of the waves such as frequency of occurrence, propagation, and spectral characteristics. Gravity wave climatologies have been compiled from relatively few locations. In this paper a climatological study of gravity waves, in the period range 1-20 min, propagating in the stably stratified atmospheric boundary layer overlying an Antarctic ice shelf is presented. An extensive set of boundary layer measurements were compiled throughout 1991. Surface pressure fluctuations were recorded from a spatial array of six sensitive microbarographs. Wind and temperature records from an instrumented mast were also available. A beam-steering technique has been used to determine wave parameters from the surface pressure data. The microbarographs detected the presence of internal gravity waves throughout the observational campaign. Root-mean-square pressure values were typically in the region 16-40 mu b, but a significant number of isolated events with amplitudes of up to 180 mu b were also found. Wave properties have been studied in conjunction with the mean wind and temperature profiles in the boundary layer. It was found that most of the wave activity did not originate locally, but from shear layers aloft, or, more commonly, from the katabatic how regime where the ice shelf joins the Antarctic continent. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Antarctica Journal Brunt Ice Shelf Ice Shelf Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic The Antarctic Brunt Ice Shelf ENVELOPE(-22.500,-22.500,-74.750,-74.750) |
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Meteorology and Climatology Atmospheric Sciences Rees, J.M. Denholm-price, J.C.W. King, J.C. Anderson, P.S. A climatological study of internal gravity waves in the atmospheric boundary layer overlying the Brunt Ice Shelf, Antarctica |
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Internal gravity waves are frequently observed in stably stratified regions of the atmospheric boundary layer. In order to determine the statistical influence of such waves on the dynamics of the boundary layer it is necessary to compile information concerning properties of the waves such as frequency of occurrence, propagation, and spectral characteristics. Gravity wave climatologies have been compiled from relatively few locations. In this paper a climatological study of gravity waves, in the period range 1-20 min, propagating in the stably stratified atmospheric boundary layer overlying an Antarctic ice shelf is presented. An extensive set of boundary layer measurements were compiled throughout 1991. Surface pressure fluctuations were recorded from a spatial array of six sensitive microbarographs. Wind and temperature records from an instrumented mast were also available. A beam-steering technique has been used to determine wave parameters from the surface pressure data. The microbarographs detected the presence of internal gravity waves throughout the observational campaign. Root-mean-square pressure values were typically in the region 16-40 mu b, but a significant number of isolated events with amplitudes of up to 180 mu b were also found. Wave properties have been studied in conjunction with the mean wind and temperature profiles in the boundary layer. It was found that most of the wave activity did not originate locally, but from shear layers aloft, or, more commonly, from the katabatic how regime where the ice shelf joins the Antarctic continent. |
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Rees, J.M. Denholm-price, J.C.W. King, J.C. Anderson, P.S. |
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Rees, J.M. Denholm-price, J.C.W. King, J.C. Anderson, P.S. |
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Rees, J.M. |
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A climatological study of internal gravity waves in the atmospheric boundary layer overlying the Brunt Ice Shelf, Antarctica |
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A climatological study of internal gravity waves in the atmospheric boundary layer overlying the Brunt Ice Shelf, Antarctica |
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A climatological study of internal gravity waves in the atmospheric boundary layer overlying the Brunt Ice Shelf, Antarctica |
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A climatological study of internal gravity waves in the atmospheric boundary layer overlying the Brunt Ice Shelf, Antarctica |
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A climatological study of internal gravity waves in the atmospheric boundary layer overlying the Brunt Ice Shelf, Antarctica |
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climatological study of internal gravity waves in the atmospheric boundary layer overlying the brunt ice shelf, antarctica |
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American Meteorological Society |
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2000 |
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http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/10152/ https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/10152/1/1520-0469%282000%29057_0511_ACSOIG_2.0.pdf |
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ENVELOPE(-22.500,-22.500,-74.750,-74.750) |
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Antarctic The Antarctic Brunt Ice Shelf |
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Antarctic The Antarctic Brunt Ice Shelf |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Antarctica Journal Brunt Ice Shelf Ice Shelf |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Antarctica Journal Brunt Ice Shelf Ice Shelf |
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https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/10152/1/1520-0469%282000%29057_0511_ACSOIG_2.0.pdf Rees, J.M.; Denholm-price, J.C.W.; King, J.C. orcid:0000-0003-3315-7568 Anderson, P.S. 2000 A climatological study of internal gravity waves in the atmospheric boundary layer overlying the Brunt Ice Shelf, Antarctica. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 57 (4). 511-526. |
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