Stratospheric Wave Spectra Resembling Turbulence

Stratospheric Wave Spectra Resembling Turbulence

Pollution effects on ozone raise the question of the significance of turbulence in vertical transport in the stratosphere. The aircraft in situ measurements of velocity fluctuations previously employed to estimate turbulence transport were, it is hypothesized, due to atmospheric waves, despite their...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 204; no. 4395; pp. 832 - 835
Main Author: Dewan, Edmond M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States American Association for the Advancement of Science 25-05-1979
Subjects:
Aircraft
Atmospherics
Buoyancy
Fluid shear
Oceans
Spectroscopy
Spectrum analysis
Stratosphere
Turbulence
Wave velocity
Wavelengths
Waves
Wind shear
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Summary:Pollution effects on ozone raise the question of the significance of turbulence in vertical transport in the stratosphere. The aircraft in situ measurements of velocity fluctuations previously employed to estimate turbulence transport were, it is hypothesized, due to atmospheric waves, despite their classical turbulence spectrum. This new hypothesis implies that previous turbulence estimates are invalid. Experimental tests are suggested.
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ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.204.4395.832