New AIM/CIPS global observations of gravity waves near 50–55 km
Abstract This paper describes a new data set from the Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) Cloud Imaging and Particle Size (CIPS) instrument, from which gravity waves (GWs) at an altitude of 50–55 km can be inferred. CIPS is sensitive to GWs with horizontal wavelengths from ~15 to 600 km and vert...
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| author | C. E. Randall J. Carstens J. A. France V. L. Harvey L. Hoffmann S. M. Bailey M. J. Alexander J. D. Lumpe J. Yue B. Thurairajah D. E. Siskind Y. Zhao M. J. Taylor J. M. Russell III |
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| description | Abstract This paper describes a new data set from the Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) Cloud Imaging and Particle Size (CIPS) instrument, from which gravity waves (GWs) at an altitude of 50–55 km can be inferred. CIPS is sensitive to GWs with horizontal wavelengths from ~15 to 600 km and vertical wavelengths longer than 15 km. Several examples of GWs in CIPS observations are shown, including waves associated with the Andes Mountains, island topography, convection, the polar night jet, and the tropospheric jet stream. GW signatures in the CIPS data are shown to agree well with near‐coincident but lower altitude measurements from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) in June of 2016. Results suggest the power of combining CIPS measurements with those from other instruments to investigate GW filtering and propagation. The CIPS data set opens new areas of inquiry, enabling comprehensive investigations of GWs in the middle atmosphere on a near‐global scale. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-734706f2f4b14beb86fb9e9b568d1a4b2025-08-20T01:51:46ZengWileyGeophysical Research Letters0094-82761944-80072017-07-0144137044705210.1002/2017GL073943New AIM/CIPS global observations of gravity waves near 50–55 kmC. E. Randall0J. Carstens1J. A. France2V. L. Harvey3L. Hoffmann4S. M. Bailey5M. J. Alexander6J. D. Lumpe7J. Yue8B. Thurairajah9D. E. Siskind10Y. Zhao11M. J. Taylor12J. M. Russell III13Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics University of Colorado Boulder Boulder Colorado USACenter for Space Science and Engineering, Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg Virginia USALaboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics University of Colorado Boulder Boulder Colorado USALaboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics University of Colorado Boulder Boulder Colorado USAJülich Supercomputing Centre Forschungszentrum Jülich GermanyCenter for Space Science and Engineering, Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg Virginia USANorthWest Research Associates Boulder Colorado USAComputational Physics Inc. Boulder Colorado USACenter for Atmospheric Sciences Hampton University Hampton Virginia USACenter for Space Science and Engineering, Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg Virginia USASpace Science Division Naval Research Laboratory Washington District of Columbia USACenter for Atmospheric and Space Sciences Utah State University Logan Utah USACenter for Atmospheric and Space Sciences Utah State University Logan Utah USACenter for Atmospheric Sciences Hampton University Hampton Virginia USAAbstract This paper describes a new data set from the Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) Cloud Imaging and Particle Size (CIPS) instrument, from which gravity waves (GWs) at an altitude of 50–55 km can be inferred. CIPS is sensitive to GWs with horizontal wavelengths from ~15 to 600 km and vertical wavelengths longer than 15 km. Several examples of GWs in CIPS observations are shown, including waves associated with the Andes Mountains, island topography, convection, the polar night jet, and the tropospheric jet stream. GW signatures in the CIPS data are shown to agree well with near‐coincident but lower altitude measurements from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) in June of 2016. Results suggest the power of combining CIPS measurements with those from other instruments to investigate GW filtering and propagation. The CIPS data set opens new areas of inquiry, enabling comprehensive investigations of GWs in the middle atmosphere on a near‐global scale.https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GL073943AIMCIPSgravity wavesmesosphereAeronomy of Ice in the MesosphereCloud Imaging and Particle Size |
| spellingShingle | C. E. Randall J. Carstens J. A. France V. L. Harvey L. Hoffmann S. M. Bailey M. J. Alexander J. D. Lumpe J. Yue B. Thurairajah D. E. Siskind Y. Zhao M. J. Taylor J. M. Russell III New AIM/CIPS global observations of gravity waves near 50–55 km Geophysical Research Letters AIM CIPS gravity waves mesosphere Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere Cloud Imaging and Particle Size |
| title | New AIM/CIPS global observations of gravity waves near 50–55 km |
| title_full | New AIM/CIPS global observations of gravity waves near 50–55 km |
| title_fullStr | New AIM/CIPS global observations of gravity waves near 50–55 km |
| title_full_unstemmed | New AIM/CIPS global observations of gravity waves near 50–55 km |
| title_short | New AIM/CIPS global observations of gravity waves near 50–55 km |
| title_sort | new aim cips global observations of gravity waves near 50 55 km |
| topic | AIM CIPS gravity waves mesosphere Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere Cloud Imaging and Particle Size |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GL073943 |
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