Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/T/S/2002/00140
Inertia-gravity waves in the lowermost stratosphere.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor G Vaughan, Aberystwyth University, Inst of Mathematical and Physical Sci
- Grant held at:
- Aberystwyth University, Inst of Mathematical and Physical Sci
- Science Area:
- Atmospheric
- Overall Classification:
- Atmospheric
- ENRIs:
- Pollution and Waste
- Global Change
- Science Topics:
- Water In The Atmosphere
- Abstract:
- This proposal is to study the observed characteristics of inertia-gravity waves in the lowermost stratosphere, using data from the UK MST radar and research aircraft. The entire ten-year archive of MST radar data will be examined for the occurrence and properties of inertia-gravity waves, including turbulence and mixing. Synoptic conditions associated with wave formation will be determined. Vertical profiles of ozone from sondes and lidar will be used to determine the extent to which wave-induced turbulence causes mixing of tracers (e.g. are inertia-gravity waves commonly observed within breaking Rossby waves where strong vertical tracer gradients are set up?). Further ozone lidar measurements specifically targeted at inertia-gravity wave events are planned to address this question further. Some exploratory case studies will be conducted into the generation of inertia-gravity waves in the UK mesoscale model, using BADC products.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/T/S/2002/00140
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Directed Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Upper Troposphere Lower Strato
This grant award has a total value of £125,763
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £79,808 | £4,543 | £4,700 | £36,712 |
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