Venkat Ratnam, M. ; Roja Raman, M. ; Mehta, Sanjay Kumar ; Nath, Debashis ; Krishnamurthy, B. V. ; Rajeevan, M. (2011) Sub-daily variations observed in Tropical Easterly Jet (TEJ) streams Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 73 (7-8). pp. 731-740. ISSN 1364-6826
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Related URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2011.02.005
Abstract
To investigate the sub-daily variation in Tropical Easterly Jet (TEJ), a few special experiments have been conducted with mesosphere-stratosphere-troposphere (MST) radar located at Gadanki(13.5°N, 79.2°E) under Study on Atmospheric Forcing and Responses (SAFAR) campaign during 2008-2009. Large sub-daily changes in the TEJ characteristics are observed within a day in addition to day-to-day changes. Based on this observational study, three possible mechanisms for the sub-daily variations are proposed i.e., (1) motion of TEJ core, (2) large updrafts and downdrafts, and (3) strong wave activity. Interestingly, TEJ peak altitude is seen above the Cold Point Tropopause altitude for about 42% of the days.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Tropical Easterly Jet (TEJ); MST Radar; GPS Radiosonde; ERA-interim Reanalysis; Convection; Gravity Waves |
| ID Code: | 83997 |
| Deposited On: | 23 Feb 2012 12:24 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Feb 2012 12:24 |
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