Rossby wave second harmonic generation observed in the middle atmosphere

Maosheng He; Jeffrey M. Forbes

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-35142-3

Nature Communications (Dec 2022)

Rossby wave second harmonic generation observed in the middle atmosphere

Maosheng He,
Jeffrey M. Forbes

Affiliations

Maosheng He: Key Laboratory of Solar Activity and Space Weather, National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jeffrey M. Forbes: Ann & H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35142-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Rossby waves occur in rotating fluids. Here, the authors show observation of a Rossby wave second harmonic generation event in the middle atmosphere and confirm theoretically anticipated Rossby wave nonlinearity.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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