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David C. Fritts
Researcher at Cora
Publications - 245
Citations - 16309
David C. Fritts is an academic researcher from Cora. The author has contributed to research in topics: Gravity wave & Thermosphere. The author has an hindex of 66, co-authored 227 publications receiving 14924 citations. Previous affiliations of David C. Fritts include University of Colorado Boulder & National Waste & Recycling Association.
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Gravity wave dynamics and effects in the middle atmosphere
TL;DR: In this article, a review of gravity wave sources and characteristics, the evolution of the gravity wave spectrum with altitude and with variations of wind and stability, the character and implications of observed climatologies, and the wave interaction and instability processes that constrain wave amplitudes and spectral shape are discussed.
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Gravity wave saturation in the middle atmosphere: A review of theory and observations
TL;DR: A review of recent advances in the understanding of gravity wave saturation in the middle atmosphere can be found in this article, where a brief discussion of the studies leading to the identification of the gravity wave effects and their role in middle atmosphere dynamics is presented.
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CASES-99: A Comprehensive Investigation of the Stable Nocturnal Boundary Layer
Gregory S. Poulos,William Blumen,David C. Fritts,Julie K. Lundquist,Jielun Sun,Sean P. Burns,Carmen J. Nappo,Robert M. Banta,Rob K. Newsom,Joan Cuxart,Enric Terradellas,Ben B. Balsley,Michael Jensen +12 more
TL;DR: The Cooperative Atmosphere-Surface Exchange Study-1999 (CASES-99) refers to a field experiment carried out in southeast Kansas during October 1999 and the subsequent program of investigation as discussed by the authors.
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Evidence for a Saturated Spectrum of Atmospheric Gravity Waves.
TL;DR: In this article, it was demonstrated that observed saturation spectra are not solely due to individually saturated waves but most likely result from amplitude limiting instabilities arising from wave superposition, and that, while the spectrum is saturated at large wavenumbers, the total kinetic energy per unit mass and the characteristic vertical wavelength increase with altitude.
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Mesospheric Momentum Flux Studies at Adelaide, Australia: Observations and a Gravity Wave–Tidal Interaction Model
TL;DR: In this article, the results of an analysis of gravity wave momentum fluxes in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere, inferred using a dual-beam Doppler radar near Adelaide, Australia during June 1984 were presented.