The Aeolus satellite: a new look at gravity waves and tropical dynamics

• Main Authors: Ratynski, Mathieu, Khaykin, Sergey, Hauchecorne, Alain, Alexander, Joan, Mariaccia, Alexis, Keckhut, Philippe, Tremoulu, Samuel, Chane Ming, Fabrice, Mangin, Antoine
• Other Authors: Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS), University of Miami Coral Gables, STRATO - LATMOS, Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales (LATMOS), Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), NorthWest Research Associates Boulder (NWRA), Laboratoire de l'Atmosphère et des Cyclones (LACy), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de La Réunion (UR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France, Analytic and Computational Research, Inc. - Earth Sciences (ACRI-ST)
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2024
• Subjects: [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-AO-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics [physics.ao-ph]; Greenland; Indian; Aeolus; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://insu.hal.science/insu-04682764

International audience The European Space Agency's Aeolus satellite, equipped with the Atmospheric LAser Doppler INstrument (ALADIN), provides comprehensive global wind profiling, offering valuable insights into convection-induced gravity waves (GWs) in the upper troposphere and lower stratosph...