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Development and technical paper |
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Azimuthal averaging–reconstruction filtering techniques for finite-difference general circulation models in spherical geometry
Tong Dang
CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
Mengcheng National Geophysical Observatory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology, Hefei, China
High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, USA
Binzheng Zhang
Department of Earth Sciences, the University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, USA
Jiuhou Lei
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CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
Mengcheng National Geophysical Observatory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology, Hefei, China
Wenbin Wang
High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, USA
Alan Burns
High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, USA
Han-li Liu
High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, USA
Kevin Pham
High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, USA
Kareem A. Sorathia
Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, MD, USA
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Ann. Geophys., 39, 189–237, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-39-189-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-39-189-2021, 2021
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Atmos. Chem. Phys., 20, 14437–14456, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-14437-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-14437-2020, 2020
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Ann. Geophys. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-2020-5, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-2020-5, 2020
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Libin Weng, Jiuhou Lei, Eelco Doornbos, Hanxian Fang, and Xiankang Dou
Ann. Geophys., 36, 489–496, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-36-489-2018, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-36-489-2018, 2018
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Atmospheric gravity waves play highly important roles in the dynamic and chemical processes in the upper atmosphere. To assess their magnitude, continuous full diurnal cycle measurements of temperature perturbations are necessary. In this paper we have calculated the large-scale gravity wave modulations between 85 and 99 km altitude based on the measurements by a unique Na lidar at Utah State University in the month of September from 2011 to 2015. The waves with period of 3–5 h dominate.
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The 6.5-day traveling planetary wave is able to impact the ionosphere/thermosphere via a dissipation mechanism. Ionospheric TEC and thermosphere O/N2 exhibit an apparent decrease as the result of extra meridional circulation induced by 6.5-day wave dissipation. Our work suggests that the modulation of E-dynamo is not the unique pathway through which planetary waves substantially influence the IT system.
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Short summary
This paper describes a numerical treatment (ring average) to relax the time step in finite-difference schemes when using spherical and cylindrical coordinates with axis singularities. The ring average is used to develop a high-resolution thermosphere–ionosphere coupled community model. The technique is a significant improvement in space weather modeling capability, and it can also be adapted to more general finite-difference solvers for hyperbolic equations in spherical and polar geometries.
This paper describes a numerical treatment (ring average) to relax the time step in...
