The region of the Middle East around the Red Sea (between 32°E and 44°E longitude and 12°N and 28°N latitude) is a currently undocumented hotspot for atmospheric gravity waves (AGWs). Satellite imagery shows evidence that this region is prone to relatively high occurrence of AGWs compared to other areas in the world, and reveals the characteristics of these waves. The favorable wave propagation...

We study the atmospheric structure in response to the propagation of gravity waves under nonisothermal (nonzero vertical temperature gradient), wind-shear (nonzero vertical zonal/meridional wind speed gradients), and dissipative (nonzero molecular viscosity and thermal conduction) conditions. As an alternative to the “complex wave-frequency” model proposed by Vadas and Fritts, we employ the tra...

We investigate the electromagnetic propagation in two-dimensional photonic crystals, formed by parallel dielectric cylinders embedded a uniform medium. The frequency band structure is computed using the standard plane-wave expansion method, while the propagation and scattering of the electromagnetic waves are calculated by the multiple scattering theory. It is shown that within partial bandgaps...

The probability density on a height-meridional plane of negative refractive index squared f (n 2 k <0) is introduced as a new analysis tool to investigate the climatology of the propagation properties of stationary planetary waves based on NCEP/NCAR re-analysis data for 44 Northern Hemisphere boreal winters (1958–2002). This analysis 5 shows the control of the atmospheric state on planetary wav...

The probability density on a height-meridional plane of negative refractive index squared f (nk<0) is introduced as a new analysis tool to investigate the climatology of the propagation conditions of stationary planetary waves based on NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data for 44 Northern Hemisphere boreal winters (1958–2002). This analysis addresses the control of the atmospheric state on planetary wave p...

We investigate the electromagnetic propagation in two-dimensional photonic crystals, formed by parallel dielectric cylinders embedded in a uniform medium. The frequency band structure is computed using the standard plane-wave expansion method, while the propagation and scattering of the electromagnetic waves are calculated by the multiple scattering theory. It is shown that within partial band ...

19 Waves in Cold Plasmas: Two-Fluid Formalism 1 19.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 19.2 Dielectric Tensor, Wave Equation, and General Dispersion Relation . . . . . 3 19.3 Wave Modes in an Unmagnetized Plasma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 19.3.1 Two-Fluid Formalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 19.3.2 ...

21 Waves in Cold Plasmas: Two-Fluid Formalism 1 21.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 21.2 Dielectric Tensor, Wave Equation, and General Dispersion Relation . . . . . 3 21.3 Two-Fluid Formalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 21.4 Wave Modes in an Unmagnetized Plasma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2...