Stratospheric Wave Spectra Resembling Turbulence
- 25 May 1979
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 204 (4395), 832-835
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.204.4395.832
Abstract
Pollution effects on ozone raise the question of the significance of turbulence in vertical transport in the stratosphere. The aircraft in situ measurements of velocity fluctuations previously employed to estimate turbulence transport were, it is hypothesized, due to atmospheric waves, despite their classical turbulence spectrum. This new hypothesis implies that previous turbulence estimates are invalid. Experimental tests are suggested.Keywords
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