Investigations in Atmospheric Dynamics Through Its Effects on Doppler-Velocity Fluctuations in the Airglow Structure and on Critical-Layer Reflections.

Abstract

In this report we investigate: (1) alternative and more direct means of observing gravity waves using optical methods as well as the effects of winds on gravity wave propagation; (2) the effects of gravity wave critical layer interactions, and their effects on the nonlinear response of minor species; (3) the guidance of long and short period gravity waves and their implications on some ALOHA data, in particular, the by now well known and rather unusual 'Wall' event. All three investigations are carried out in collaboration with other members of the SOAR program who provide much of the data on which the theoretical analyses are based.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA308811

Entities

People

  • T. F. Tuan

Organizations

  • University of Cincinnati

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Aspect Ratio
  • Differential Equations
  • Dispersion Relations
  • Doppler Effect
  • Gravity Waves
  • Measurement
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Phase Velocity
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Scattering
  • Standing Waves
  • Turbulence
  • Wave Propagation
  • Wind Velocity

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.