Articles | Volume 16, issue 16
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-4749-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-4749-2023
Methods for assessment of models
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23 Aug 2023
Methods for assessment of models |  | 23 Aug 2023

A method to derive Fourier–wavelet spectra for the characterization of global-scale waves in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere and its MATLAB and Python software (fourierwavelet v1.1)

Yosuke Yamazaki

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The Earth's atmosphere can support various types of global-scale waves. Some waves propagate eastward and others westward, and they can have different zonal wavenumbers. The Fourier–wavelet analysis is a useful technique for identifying different components of global-scale waves and their temporal variability. This paper introduces an easy-to-implement method to derive Fourier–wavelet spectra from 2-D space–time data. Application examples are presented using atmospheric models.
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