Generation mechanisms of convectively forced internal gravity waves and their propagation to the stratosphere From: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences | Date: August 15, 2003| Author: Song, In-Sun; Chun, Hye-Yeong; Lane, Todd P | Copyright American Meteorological Society Aug 15, 2003. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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Characteristics of gravity waves induced by mesoscale convective storms and the gravity wave sources are investigated using a two-dimensional cloud-resolving numerical model. In a nonlinear moist (control) simulation, the convective system reaches a quasi-steady state after 4 h in which convective cells are periodically regenerated from a gust front updraft. In the convective storms, there are two types of wave forcing: nonlinear forcing in the form of the divergences of momen...

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