Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 44, Issue 4, 1134(2015)

Lidar study on the parameter relations of gravity waves in the mesopause region at Beijing

Gong Shaohua1,2、*, Liu Zhengkuan2, Guan Sai2, Jiao Jing2, Shen Zhenjiang1, Yang Dali1, Sun Shujuan1, and Chen Chunxia1
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    Based on the long-term observations from Beijing sodium lidar of Chinese Meridian Project, 162 monochromatic gravity waves was distinguished in the sodium layer during the 2208 hours’ observation in 253 nights(from 2010 April to 2011 September). The vertical wavelength, wave period, wave amplitude and its growth factor of every monochromatic gravity wave were precisely extracted with the method derived by Yang et al.(2008). Statistical results reveal that there are systematic relationships between those wave parameters, and they respectively are λz=0.226T0.530ob, KE=6.66×10-10 k-3.091z and KE=8.97×10-6 ×f-1.696ob. Those results partially agree well with the results predicted by Gardner’s(1994) diffusive filtering theory. However, it is found incorrect to regard the wave-induced eddy diffusivity as the only main damping processes of gravity waves. It is suggested that the damping processes caused by other possible factors also play important roles in the saturation and dissipation mechanisms of gravity waves.

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    Gong Shaohua, Liu Zhengkuan, Guan Sai, Jiao Jing, Shen Zhenjiang, Yang Dali, Sun Shujuan, Chen Chunxia. Lidar study on the parameter relations of gravity waves in the mesopause region at Beijing[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2015, 44(4): 1134

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    Paper Information

    Category: 激光与光电子技术应用

    Received: Aug. 9, 2014

    Accepted: Sep. 11, 2014

    Published Online: Jan. 26, 2016

    The Author Email: Shaohua Gong (shhgong@hainnu.edu.cn)

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    CSTR:32186.14.

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