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Pavelin, E., Whiteway, J.A., Busen, R. and Hacker, J. (2002). Airborne observations of turbulence, mixing, and gravity waves in the tropopause region. Journal of Geophysical Research 107: doi: 10.1029/2001JD000775. issn: 0148-0227. |
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In situ observations of small-scale dynamics and compositional structure in the tropopause region are presented. The measurements were made aboard the Grob Egrett high-altitude research aircraft above Aberystwyth, Wales, in the summer of 2000. The observations presented here show evidence of mixing of ozone and water vapor in a patch of intense turbulence just above the tropopause. This turbulence is shown to be the result of wind shear above a tropospheric jet stream. The value of the vertical eddy diffusion coefficient in this turbulence is estimated to be 0.9 m2 s-1. It is also shown that wavelike perturbations superimposed on the overall tracer structure can be accounted for by a gravity wave. |
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Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Turbulence, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Stratosphere/troposphere interactions, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Troposphere--constituent transport and chemistry, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Waves and tides |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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