NASA NTRS · 20060037617
Satellite Observations of Atmospheric Gravity Waves
Abstract
The Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) on the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite produced the first global maps of small-scale gravity wave variances in the middle atmosphere. Observations at 30-88 km altitudes show that the variances of 30-100 km horizontal scales are strongly correlated with surface topography and stratospheric jet streams. The several years of MLS data will provide a climatology of global gravity wave activity needed for modeling atmospheric circulations and mixing processes.
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Wu, D. L., Waters, J. W.. 1995-01-01. Satellite Observations of Atmospheric Gravity Waves. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20060037617
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