| タイトル | Gravity wave structure between 60 and 90 km inferred from Space Shuttle reentry data |
| 著者（英） | Fritts, David C.; Blanchard, Robert C.; Coy, Lawrence |
| 著者所属（英） | Alaska Univ.|NASA Langley Research Center|Saint Louis Univ. |
| 発行日 | 1989-02-01 |
| 言語 | eng |
| 内容記述 | Density fluctuations obtained along seven Space Shuttle reentry tracks are used to examine the horizontal structure and the vertical distribution of density variance in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere. The tracks lie primarily over open ocean at middle and low latitudes and represent the only measurements of horizontal atmospheric structure at these heights available to date. The density fluctuations are interpreted in terms of gravity-wave motions and reveal significant density (and velocity) variance at horizontal scales ranging from about 10 to 1000 km. Fluctuation amplitudes are used to infer corresponding velocity perturbations and characteristic vertical scales and frequencies of the wave spectrum. Results suggest that the mean velocity variance is smaller over the Pacific ocean than over major land masses, and that the variance increases with height in a manner consistent with that expected in the present of wave saturation processes. |
| NASA分類 | GEOPHYSICS |
| レポートNO | 89A33009 |
| 権利 | Copyright |
| URI | https://repository.exst.jaxa.jp/dspace/handle/a-is/364316 |
