Spectral differences between a single gravity shear wave and a continuous superposition of modes

Atmospheric Science Letters - Tập 3 - Trang 94-102 - 2002
David P Brown1, Andrew C Comrie1
1Department of Geography and Regional Development, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA

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AbstractA continuous superposition of gravity waves, propagating upward in a shearing background wind, is analyzed. Starting from the gravity wave equations, it is proven, analytically and numerically, that a uniform spectrum has a resultant Doppler‐shifted power spectrum with a −3 power law at large vertical wavenumber contrasting with the −1 power law that characterizes the power spectrum of the monochromatic wave perturbation profile. The preliminary results presented here show that, assuming conservative propagation (no dissipative processes), the Doppler shifting effect can account for observations. Copyright © 2003 Royal Meteorological Society.

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Atmospheric Science Letters

Tập 3

94-102

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