Wave forcing of the QBO

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  • Y.-H. Kim
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Introduction Conclusions References Tables Figures Back Close Full Screen / Esc This discussion paper is/has been under review for the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP). Please refer to the corresponding final paper in ACP if available. Abstract Introduction Conclusions References Tables Figures Back Close Full Screen / Esc Abstract The momentum forcing by equatorial waves to the QBO is estimated using recent reanalyses. Based on the estimation using the conventional pressure level datasets, the forcing by the Kelvin waves (3–9 m s −1 month −1) dominates the net forcing by all equatorial wave modes in the easterly-to-westerly transition phase at 30 hPa (3– 5 11 m s −1 month −1). In the opposite phase, the net forcing by equatorial wave modes is small (1–5 m s −1 month −1). By comparing the results with those from the native model-level dataset of the ERA-Interim reanalysis, it is suggested that the use of conventional-level data causes the Kelvin wave forcing to be underestimated by 2–4 m s −1 month −1. The momentum forcing by mesoscale gravity waves, which are unresolved in the re-10 analyses, is deduced from the residual of the zonal wind tendency equation. In the easterly-to-westerly phase at 30 hPa, the mesoscale gravity wave forcing is found to be smaller than the resolved wave forcing, whereas the gravity wave forcing dominates over the resolved wave forcing in the opposite phase. Finally, we discuss the uncertainties in the wave forcing estimates using the reanalyses.

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تاریخ انتشار 2015