Anisotropy in internal gravity waves in conditions of a stable nocturnal boundary layer

In July 2005 the Oboukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics (OIAP) and the Leipzig Institute for Meteorology (LIM) conducted a joint experiment at Zvenigorod (Russia) using the OIAP's acoustic pulse sounding method and the acoustic travel time tomography of the LIM group. These were deployed sim...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Anke Kniffka, Astrid Ziemann, Igor Chunchuzov, Sergei Kulichkov, Vitali Perepelkin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Borntraeger 2009-06-01
Series:Meteorologische Zeitschrift
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/0941-2948/2009/0378
_version_ 1797332603506786304
author Anke Kniffka
Astrid Ziemann
Igor Chunchuzov
Sergei Kulichkov
Vitali Perepelkin
author_facet Anke Kniffka
Astrid Ziemann
Igor Chunchuzov
Sergei Kulichkov
Vitali Perepelkin
author_sort Anke Kniffka
collection DOAJ
description In July 2005 the Oboukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics (OIAP) and the Leipzig Institute for Meteorology (LIM) conducted a joint experiment at Zvenigorod (Russia) using the OIAP's acoustic pulse sounding method and the acoustic travel time tomography of the LIM group. These were deployed simultaneously with SODAR and temperature profiler measurements of wind speed and temperature profiles used for monitoring the state of the lower atmosphere. Internal gravity waves (IGWs) in the stably stratified atmosphere were detected by means of cross-coherence analysis of the acoustic travel times. The acoustic receivers were placed in groups of three at several locations distributed within the measurement field. Two methods were employed for detecting coherent structures: first in the vertical direction along refracting ray paths with turning points in the atmosphere between 50 m to 300 m and second the pulse propagation along almost horizontal ray paths that connect pairs of source and receivers. In this way both horizontal and vertical information of the state of the atmosphere was monitored continuously during the experiment; this allowed both the detection of wave-like structures and the spatial and temporal characteristics of the effective sound speed fluctuations. From these fluctuations the anisotropy of the IGW's is deduced. Two measurement days are analysed in this study which revealed several anisotropic frequency domains caused by wave-like structures.
first_indexed 2024-03-08T07:52:15Z
format Article
id doaj.art-d7681e5da7564845a71662fe1320654b
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 0941-2948
language English
last_indexed 2024-03-08T07:52:15Z
publishDate 2009-06-01
publisher Borntraeger
record_format Article
series Meteorologische Zeitschrift
spelling doaj.art-d7681e5da7564845a71662fe1320654b2024-02-02T14:45:07ZengBorntraegerMeteorologische Zeitschrift0941-29482009-06-0118333133710.1127/0941-2948/2009/037873394Anisotropy in internal gravity waves in conditions of a stable nocturnal boundary layerAnke KniffkaAstrid ZiemannIgor ChunchuzovSergei KulichkovVitali PerepelkinIn July 2005 the Oboukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics (OIAP) and the Leipzig Institute for Meteorology (LIM) conducted a joint experiment at Zvenigorod (Russia) using the OIAP's acoustic pulse sounding method and the acoustic travel time tomography of the LIM group. These were deployed simultaneously with SODAR and temperature profiler measurements of wind speed and temperature profiles used for monitoring the state of the lower atmosphere. Internal gravity waves (IGWs) in the stably stratified atmosphere were detected by means of cross-coherence analysis of the acoustic travel times. The acoustic receivers were placed in groups of three at several locations distributed within the measurement field. Two methods were employed for detecting coherent structures: first in the vertical direction along refracting ray paths with turning points in the atmosphere between 50 m to 300 m and second the pulse propagation along almost horizontal ray paths that connect pairs of source and receivers. In this way both horizontal and vertical information of the state of the atmosphere was monitored continuously during the experiment; this allowed both the detection of wave-like structures and the spatial and temporal characteristics of the effective sound speed fluctuations. From these fluctuations the anisotropy of the IGW's is deduced. Two measurement days are analysed in this study which revealed several anisotropic frequency domains caused by wave-like structures.http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/0941-2948/2009/0378
spellingShingle Anke Kniffka
Astrid Ziemann
Igor Chunchuzov
Sergei Kulichkov
Vitali Perepelkin
Anisotropy in internal gravity waves in conditions of a stable nocturnal boundary layer
Meteorologische Zeitschrift
title Anisotropy in internal gravity waves in conditions of a stable nocturnal boundary layer
title_full Anisotropy in internal gravity waves in conditions of a stable nocturnal boundary layer
title_fullStr Anisotropy in internal gravity waves in conditions of a stable nocturnal boundary layer
title_full_unstemmed Anisotropy in internal gravity waves in conditions of a stable nocturnal boundary layer
title_short Anisotropy in internal gravity waves in conditions of a stable nocturnal boundary layer
title_sort anisotropy in internal gravity waves in conditions of a stable nocturnal boundary layer
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/0941-2948/2009/0378
work_keys_str_mv AT ankekniffka anisotropyininternalgravitywavesinconditionsofastablenocturnalboundarylayer
AT astridziemann anisotropyininternalgravitywavesinconditionsofastablenocturnalboundarylayer
AT igorchunchuzov anisotropyininternalgravitywavesinconditionsofastablenocturnalboundarylayer
AT sergeikulichkov anisotropyininternalgravitywavesinconditionsofastablenocturnalboundarylayer
AT vitaliperepelkin anisotropyininternalgravitywavesinconditionsofastablenocturnalboundarylayer