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Klaassen & Sonmor 2006
Klaassen, G.P. and Sonmor, L.J. (2006). Does kinematic advection by superimposed waves provide an explanation for quasi-universal gravity-wave spectra?. Geophysical Research Letters 33: doi: 10.1029/2006GL027388. issn: 0094-8276.

Earlier work has indicated that kinematic advection associated with a linear superposition of standing sinusoidal Lagrangian gravity waves generates, at sufficiently high amplitudes, nonsinusoidal Eulerian perturbations and broadened vertical wavenumber spectra. We find that those same Lagrangian waves also produce singularities in the Eulerian fields. Even at the lowest wave amplitudes consistent with observations of saturated atmospheric waves, we find that kinematic parcel compressions are still far too large compared to adiabatic constraints, while the spectral broadening is far weaker than that indicated by atmospheric measurements. These results demonstrate that kinematic advection by linear Lagrangian waves cannot provide a suitable basis for understanding at least some saturated wave spectra.

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Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Middle atmosphere, energy deposition, Atmospheric Processes, Middle atmosphere dynamics (0341, 0342), Atmospheric Processes, Acoustic-gravity waves, Oceanography, Physical, Internal and inertial waves
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Geophysical Research Letters
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