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Utilization of satellite and surface observations in a gravity wave studyThe possibility of detecting gravity waves in the upper troposphere by means of satellite imagery is examined. Attention is focused on the gravity wave event of March 27, 1975, for which the surface wave is analyzed by a pressure perturbation analysis based on barograph traces and a surface wind divergence analysis. IR observations were also made of the event with instrumentation on board the synchronous meteorological satellite (SMS-1). Strong wind gusts were reported at surface stations immediately following severe drops in the surface pressures, events which were found not to be connected with convective activity. The wave was concluded to extend throughout the troposphere with an axis tilted with height, indicating the wave was generated from an upper level energy source. It is suggested that the gravity wave was an adjustment to ageostrophic motions within the jet stream entering the Midwest. The finding is in concert with previous observations of jet streaks upstream from surface gravity waves.
Document ID
19830049336
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Pecnick, M. J.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Young, J. A.
(Wisconsin, University Madison, WI, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1982
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
83A30554
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NOAA-04-3-158-61
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS5-24136
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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