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* This web site presents results from several analyses of stratospheric gravity wave activity as seen in measurements provided by the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument on-board NASA's Aqua satellite. <<TableOfContents>> ---- == High-spatial Resolution Retrieval == * [[2008|Quick-look plots for the year 2008]] * [[2007|Quick-look plots for the year 2007]] * [[2006|Quick-look plots for the year 2006]] * [[2005|Quick-look plots for the year 2005]] * [[2004|Quick-look plots for the year 2004]] * [[2003|Quick-look plots for the year 2003]] |
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||<style="border:none;" rowstyle="font-weight: bold;"> Daily maps for 2003 ||<style="border:none;"> Daily maps for 2004 ||<style="border:none;"> Daily maps for 2005 ||<style="border:none;"> Daily maps for 2006 ||<style="border:none;"> Daily maps for 2007 ||<style="border:none;"> Daily maps for 2008 || ||<style="border:none;">[[attachment:panel_MAY03.pdf|May]] ||<style="border:none;"> [[attachment:panel_MAY04.pdf|May]] ||<style="border:none;"> [[attachment:panel_MAY05.pdf|May]] ||<style="border:none;"> [[attachment:panel_MAY06.pdf|May]] ||<style="border:none;"> [[attachment:panel_MAY07.pdf|May]] ||<style="border:none;"> [[attachment:panel_MAY08.pdf|May]] || ||<style="border:none;"> [[attachment:panel_JUNE03.pdf|June]] ||<style="border:none;"> [[attachment:panel_JUNE04.pdf|June]] ||<style="border:none;"> [[attachment:panel_JUNE05.pdf|June]] ||<style="border:none;"> [[attachment:panel_JUNE06.pdf|June]] ||<style="border:none;"> [[attachment:panel_JUNE07.pdf|June]] ||<style="border:none;"> [[attachment:panel_JUNE08.pdf|June]] || ||<style="border:none;"> [[attachment:panel_JULY03.pdf|July]] ||<style="border:none;"> [[attachment:panel_JULY04.pdf|July]] ||<style="border:none;"> [[attachment:panel_JULY05.pdf|July]] ||<style="border:none;"> [[attachment:panel_JULY06.pdf|July]] ||<style="border:none;"> [[attachment:panel_JULY07.pdf|July]] ||<style="border:none;"> [[attachment:panel_JULY08.pdf|July]] || ||<style="border:none;"> [[attachment:panel_AUGUST03.pdf|August]] ||<style="border:none;"> [[attachment:panel_AUGUST04.pdf|August]] ||<style="border:none;"> [[attachment:panel_AUGUST05.pdf|August]] ||<style="border:none;"> [[attachment:panel_AUGUST06.pdf|August]] ||<style="border:none;"> [[attachment:panel_AUGUST07.pdf|August]] ||<style="border:none;"> [[attachment:panel_AUGUST08.pdf|August]] || |
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| === Analysis for the year 2005 === * [[attachment:01_2005.pdf|Daily maps for January 2005]] * [[attachment:02_2005.pdf|Daily maps for February 2005]] * [[attachment:03_2005.pdf|Daily maps for March 2005]] * [[attachment:04_2005.pdf|Daily maps for April 2005]] * [[attachment:05_2005.pdf|Daily maps for May 2005]] * [[attachment:06_2005.pdf|Daily maps for June 2005]] * [[attachment:07_2005.pdf|Daily maps for July 2005]] * [[attachment:08_2005.pdf|Daily maps for August 2005]] * [[attachment:09_2005.pdf|Daily maps for September 2005]] * [[attachment:10_2005.pdf|Daily maps for October 2005]] * [[attachment:11_2005.pdf|Daily maps for November 2005]] * [[attachment:12_2005.pdf|Daily maps for December 2005]] |
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* L. Hoffmann and M. J. Alexander. Occurrence frequency of convective gravity waves during the North American thunderstorm season, J. Geophys. Res., 115, D20111, doi:10.1029/2010JD014401, 2010. (http://www.agu.org/journals/jd/jd1020/2010JD014401/) * A. W. Grimsdell, M. J. Alexander, Peter T. May, L. Hoffmann, Model study of waves generated by convection with direct validation via satellite, J. Atmos. Scie., doi:10.1175/2009JAS3197.1, in press, 2009. (http://ams.allenpress.com/perlserv/?request=get-pdf&doi=10.1175%2F2009JAS3197.1) * S. D. Eckermann, L. Hoffmann, M. Höpfner, D. L. Wu, M. J. Alexander, Antarctic NAT PSC belt of June 2003: Observational validation of the mountain wave seeding hypothesis, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L02807, doi:10.1029/2008GL036629, 2009. (http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2009/2008GL036629.shtml) * L. Hoffmann and M. J. Alexander: Retrieval of Stratospheric Temperatures from AIRS Radiance Measurements for Gravity Wave Studies, J. Geophys. Res., 114, D07105, doi:10.1029/2008JD011241, 2009. (http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2009/2008JD011241.shtml) |
AIRS Gravity Wave Observations
- This web site presents results from several analyses of stratospheric gravity wave activity as seen in measurements provided by the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument on-board NASA's Aqua satellite.
Contents
1. High-spatial Resolution Retrieval
2. North American Thunderstorm Season
2.1. Analysis for the year 2008
2.2. Analysis for the year 2007
2.3. Analysis for the year 2006
2.4. Analysis for the year 2005
2.5. Analysis for the year 2004
2.6. Analysis for the year 2003
3. Tibetan Plateau
3.1. Analysis for the year 2005
4. References
L. Hoffmann and M. J. Alexander. Occurrence frequency of convective gravity waves during the North American thunderstorm season, J. Geophys. Res., 115, D20111, doi:10.1029/2010JD014401, 2010. (http://www.agu.org/journals/jd/jd1020/2010JD014401/)
A. W. Grimsdell, M. J. Alexander, Peter T. May, L. Hoffmann, Model study of waves generated by convection with direct validation via satellite, J. Atmos. Scie., doi:10.1175/2009JAS3197.1, in press, 2009. (http://ams.allenpress.com/perlserv/?request=get-pdf&doi=10.1175%2F2009JAS3197.1)
S. D. Eckermann, L. Hoffmann, M. Höpfner, D. L. Wu, M. J. Alexander, Antarctic NAT PSC belt of June 2003: Observational validation of the mountain wave seeding hypothesis, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L02807, doi:10.1029/2008GL036629, 2009. (http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2009/2008GL036629.shtml)
L. Hoffmann and M. J. Alexander: Retrieval of Stratospheric Temperatures from AIRS Radiance Measurements for Gravity Wave Studies, J. Geophys. Res., 114, D07105, doi:10.1029/2008JD011241, 2009. (http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2009/2008JD011241.shtml)