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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
A Dynamical Study of Gravity Waves and Instabilities in the Mesopause Region at Maui, Hawaii
Abstract
dc:descriptionA ray-tracing simulation was performed to explore whether the interactions between tides and oppositely-propagating waves could explain the observed double-layer structure of large N2/strong wind shear. It is found, using the GROGRAT model, that tidal modulation has two effects on the wave propagation: (1) wave breaking levels descend at a tidal phase. (2) breaking levels for oppositely-propagating waves are separated by ∼10 km. The model results are qualitatively very similar to the observations.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Ph.D.
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Dissertation
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Atmospheric Sciences
- Grantor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Year dc:date
- 2015
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Li, Feng
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Swenson, Gary R.
Subjects
dc:subject × 1Rights
- Language dc:language
- eng
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- (MiAaPQ)AAI3182311
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/85966