#acl SimlabGroup:read,write All:read #language en #pragma section-numbers 2 = 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. <> ---- == High-spatial Resolution Retrieval == * [[attachment:overview.pdf|Overview plots]] * [[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]] ---- == North American Thunderstorm Season == === Analysis for the year 2008 === * [[attachment:panel_MAY08.pdf|Daily maps for May 2008]] * [[attachment:panel_JUNE08.pdf|Daily maps for June 2008]] * [[attachment:panel_JULY08.pdf|Daily maps for July 2008]] * [[attachment:panel_AUGUST08.pdf|Daily maps for August 2008]] === Analysis for the year 2007 === * [[attachment:panel_MAY07.pdf|Daily maps for May 2007]] * [[attachment:panel_JUNE07.pdf|Daily maps for June 2007]] * [[attachment:panel_JULY07.pdf|Daily maps for July 2007]] * [[attachment:panel_AUGUST07.pdf|Daily maps for August 2007]] === Analysis for the year 2006 === * [[attachment:panel_MAY06.pdf|Daily maps for May 2006]] * [[attachment:panel_JUNE06.pdf|Daily maps for June 2006]] * [[attachment:panel_JULY06.pdf|Daily maps for July 2006]] * [[attachment:panel_AUGUST06.pdf|Daily maps for August 2006]] === Analysis for the year 2005 === * [[attachment:panel_MAY05.pdf|Daily maps for May 2005]] * [[attachment:panel_JUNE05.pdf|Daily maps for June 2005]] * [[attachment:panel_JULY05.pdf|Daily maps for July 2005]] * [[attachment:panel_AUGUST05.pdf|Daily maps for August 2005]] === Analysis for the year 2004 === * [[attachment:panel_MAY04.pdf|Daily maps for May 2004]] * [[attachment:panel_JUNE04.pdf|Daily maps for June 2004]] * [[attachment:panel_JULY04.pdf|Daily maps for July 2004]] * [[attachment:panel_AUGUST04.pdf|Daily maps for August 2004]] === Analysis for the year 2003 === * [[attachment:panel_MAY03.pdf|Daily maps for May 2003]] * [[attachment:panel_JUNE03.pdf|Daily maps for June 2003]] * [[attachment:panel_JULY03.pdf|Daily maps for July 2003]] * [[attachment:panel_AUGUST03.pdf|Daily maps for August 2003]] ---- == Tibetan Plateau == === Analysis for the year 2003 === * [[attachment:panel_01_2003.pdf|Daily maps for January 2003]] * [[attachment:panel_02_2003.pdf|Daily maps for February 2003]] * [[attachment:panel_03_2003.pdf|Daily maps for March 2003]] * [[attachment:panel_04_2003.pdf|Daily maps for April 2003]] * [[attachment:panel_05_2003.pdf|Daily maps for May 2003]] * [[attachment:panel_06_2003.pdf|Daily maps for June 2003]] * [[attachment:panel_07_2003.pdf|Daily maps for July 2003]] * [[attachment:panel_08_2003.pdf|Daily maps for August 2003]] * [[attachment:panel_09_2003.pdf|Daily maps for September 2003]] * [[attachment:panel_10_2003.pdf|Daily maps for October 2003]] * [[attachment:panel_11_2003.pdf|Daily maps for November 2003]] * [[attachment:panel_12_2003.pdf|Daily maps for December 2003]] === Analysis for the year 2004 === * [[attachment:panel_01_2004.pdf|Daily maps for January 2004]] * [[attachment:panel_02_2004.pdf|Daily maps for February 2004]] * [[attachment:panel_03_2004.pdf|Daily maps for March 2004]] * [[attachment:panel_04_2004.pdf|Daily maps for April 2004]] * [[attachment:panel_05_2004.pdf|Daily maps for May 2004]] * [[attachment:panel_06_2004.pdf|Daily maps for June 2004]] * [[attachment:panel_07_2004.pdf|Daily maps for July 2004]] * [[attachment:panel_08_2004.pdf|Daily maps for August 2004]] * [[attachment:panel_09_2004.pdf|Daily maps for September 2004]] * [[attachment:panel_10_2004.pdf|Daily maps for October 2004]] * [[attachment:panel_11_2004.pdf|Daily maps for November 2004]] * [[attachment:panel_12_2004.pdf|Daily maps for December 2004]] === Analysis for the year 2005 === * [[attachment:panel_01_2005.pdf|Daily maps for January 2005]] * [[attachment:panel_02_2005.pdf|Daily maps for February 2005]] * [[attachment:panel_03_2005.pdf|Daily maps for March 2005]] * [[attachment:panel_04_2005.pdf|Daily maps for April 2005]] * [[attachment:panel_05_2005.pdf|Daily maps for May 2005]] * [[attachment:panel_06_2005.pdf|Daily maps for June 2005]] * [[attachment:panel_07_2005.pdf|Daily maps for July 2005]] * [[attachment:panel_08_2005.pdf|Daily maps for August 2005]] * [[attachment:panel_09_2005.pdf|Daily maps for September 2005]] * [[attachment:panel_10_2005.pdf|Daily maps for October 2005]] * [[attachment:panel_11_2005.pdf|Daily maps for November 2005]] * [[attachment:panel_12_2005.pdf|Daily maps for December 2005]] === Analysis for the year 2006 === * [[attachment:panel_01_2006.pdf|Daily maps for January 2006]] * [[attachment:panel_02_2006.pdf|Daily maps for February 2006]] * [[attachment:panel_03_2006.pdf|Daily maps for March 2006]] * [[attachment:panel_04_2006.pdf|Daily maps for April 2006]] * [[attachment:panel_05_2006.pdf|Daily maps for May 2006]] * [[attachment:panel_06_2006.pdf|Daily maps for June 2006]] * [[attachment:panel_07_2006.pdf|Daily maps for July 2006]] * [[attachment:panel_08_2006.pdf|Daily maps for August 2006]] * [[attachment:panel_09_2006.pdf|Daily maps for September 2006]] * [[attachment:panel_10_2006.pdf|Daily maps for October 2006]] * [[attachment:panel_11_2006.pdf|Daily maps for November 2006]] * [[attachment:panel_12_2006.pdf|Daily maps for December 2006]] === Analysis for the year 2007 === * [[attachment:panel_01_2007.pdf|Daily maps for January 2007]] * [[attachment:panel_02_2007.pdf|Daily maps for February 2007]] * [[attachment:panel_03_2007.pdf|Daily maps for March 2007]] * [[attachment:panel_04_2007.pdf|Daily maps for April 2007]] * [[attachment:panel_05_2007.pdf|Daily maps for May 2007]] * [[attachment:panel_06_2007.pdf|Daily maps for June 2007]] * [[attachment:panel_07_2007.pdf|Daily maps for July 2007]] * [[attachment:panel_08_2007.pdf|Daily maps for August 2007]] * [[attachment:panel_09_2007.pdf|Daily maps for September 2007]] * [[attachment:panel_10_2007.pdf|Daily maps for October 2007]] * [[attachment:panel_11_2007.pdf|Daily maps for November 2007]] * [[attachment:panel_12_2007.pdf|Daily maps for December 2007]] === Analysis for the year 2008 === * [[attachment:panel_01_2008.pdf|Daily maps for January 2008]] * [[attachment:panel_02_2008.pdf|Daily maps for February 2008]] * [[attachment:panel_03_2008.pdf|Daily maps for March 2008]] * [[attachment:panel_04_2008.pdf|Daily maps for April 2008]] * [[attachment:panel_05_2008.pdf|Daily maps for May 2008]] * [[attachment:panel_06_2008.pdf|Daily maps for June 2008]] * [[attachment:panel_07_2008.pdf|Daily maps for July 2008]] * [[attachment:panel_08_2008.pdf|Daily maps for August 2008]] * [[attachment:panel_09_2008.pdf|Daily maps for September 2008]] * [[attachment:panel_10_2008.pdf|Daily maps for October 2008]] * [[attachment:panel_11_2008.pdf|Daily maps for November 2008]] * [[attachment:panel_12_2008.pdf|Daily maps for December 2008]] ---- == 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)