ATMOSPHERIC GRAVITY WAVE STUDIES. PART A.

Abstract

The linear theory of atmospheric gravity waves in a windy atmosphere and in the presence of a conducting ionosphere are developed. These results are applied to ground level observations of pressure fluctuations and it is shown that much of the background pressure fluctuations is due to instabilities of the tropospheric jet stream. A nonlinear study of these waves shows how the waves and wind interact. These interactions can change the jet stream profile and develop turbulence, but the theory of all these effects is still incomplete. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0703927

Entities

People

  • Jon F. Claerbout
  • Roger J. Breeding
  • Stephen P. Miller
  • Terry Aldon
  • Theodore R. Madden

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheres
  • Gravity
  • Gravity Waves
  • Ground Level
  • Instability
  • Ionosphere
  • Jet Streams
  • Observation
  • Turbulence
  • Waves
  • Wind

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Wave Propagation and Nonlinear Chaotic Dynamics.