Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2000/00452
A new generation of gravity wave parametrizations.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor ME McIntyre, University of Cambridge, Applied Maths and Theoretical Physics
- Grant held at:
- University of Cambridge, Applied Maths and Theoretical Physics
- Science Area:
- Atmospheric
- Overall Classification:
- Atmospheric
- ENRIs:
- Pollution and Waste
- Global Change
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Science Topics:
- Stratospheric Processes
- Large Scale Dynamics/Transport
- Abstract:
- The aim is to develop a new generation of gravity wave parametrizations that treat the effects of, and interactions between, orographic and non-orographic waves, breaking away from the simplifications that limit all current gravity wave parametrizations. A further aim, in the light of a recent breakthrough in our fundamental understanding of wave-induced forces, is to test whether 1D vertical propagation in a horizontally homogeneous background is still an adequate model of such forces. Effective gravity wave parametrizations are needed because gravity waves contribute significantly to the ''gyroscopic pumping' that drives the global circulation of the middle atmosphere and the transport and chemical transformation of greenhouse gases.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/A/S/2000/00452
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £164,470
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Equipment | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £4,148 | £102,686 | £1,892 | £8,509 | £47,236 |
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