GHOST A Satellite Mission Concept for Persistent Monitoring of Stratospheric Gravity Waves Induced by Severe Storms

• Published in: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Vol. 99; no. 9; pp. 1813 - 1828
• Main Authors: Tratt, David M., Hackwell, John A., Valant-Spaight, Bonnie L., Walterscheid, Richard L., Gelinas, Lynette J., Hecht, James H., Swenson, Charles M., Lampen, Caleb P., Alexander, M. Joan, Hoffmann, Lars, Nolan, David S., Miller, Steven D., Hall, Jeffrey L., Atlas, Robert, Marks, Frank D., Partain, Philip T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston American Meteorological Society 01.09.2018
• Subjects: Airglow; Amplification; Atmosphere; Atmospheric conditions; Atmospheric gravity waves; Carbon dioxide; Carbon dioxide emissions; Cyclones; Cyclonic storms; Emission spectra; Gravitational waves; Gravity; Gravity waves; Hurricane forecasting; Hurricanes; Laboratories; Meteorological satellites; Monitoring; Precipitation; Risk reduction; Satellites; Severe storms; Simulation; Storm forecasting; Storms; Stratosphere; Stratospheric gravity waves; Thermal emission; Tropical climate; Tropical cyclones; Updraft; Wind; Los Angeles California; California; Florida; United States > US; Colorado; Utah

The prediction of tropical cyclone rapid intensification is one of the most pressing unsolved problems in hurricane forecasting. The signatures of gravity waves launched by strong convective updrafts are often clearly seen in airglow and carbon dioxide thermal emission spectra under favorable atmosp...