Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
South Mudd 365
Atmospheric Gravity Waves: New Observations, High-Resolution Simulations, and Data-Informed Methods
Aditi Sheshadri,
Assistant Professor of Earth System Science and Center Fellow, by courtesy, at the Woods Institute for the Environment,
Stanford University,
Atmospheric gravity waves are ubiquitous multiscale oscillations generated by flow over orography, moist convection, geostrophic imbalance, etc. They dynamically couple the different layers of the atmosphere, influence the position and strength of the tropospheric jet streams, and play a leading-order role in the stratosphere and mesosphere. However, much of the gravity wave spectrum remains unresolved in a typical climate model, and observational constraints on their activity are limited. I will discuss recent work aimed at improving our understanding of the effects of gravity waves on climate variability and enhancing their representation in global climate models.
For more information, please contact Carolyn Rosales by email at [email protected] or visit Environmental Science and Engineering.
Event Series
Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar