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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–Fine Structure Interactions. Part I: Influences of Fine Structure Form and Orientation on Flow Evolution and Instability
TL;DR: In this article, four idealized direct numerical simulations are performed to examine the dynamics arising from the superposition of a monochromatic gravity wave (GW) and sinusoidal linear and rotary fine structure in the velocity field.
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Gravity wave heat fluxes - A Lagrangian approach
Lawrence Coy,David C. Fritts +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of a vertically propagating, internal gravity wave on the vertical flux of potential temperature (heat) is considered by averaging the local heat flux vector over a potential temperature surface.
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Overview and summary of the Spread F Experiment (SpreadFEx)
David C. Fritts,M. A. Abdu,B. R. Batista,Inez S. Batista,Paulo Batista,Ricardo Buriti,Barclay Clemesha,Thomas Dautermann,E. R. de Paula,B. J. Fechine,Bela G. Fejer,Delano Gobbi,Jennifer S. Haase,Farzad Kamalabadi,E. A. Kherani,Brian Laughman,P. P. Lima,Hanli Liu,Amauri Fragoso de Medeiros,Pierre-Dominique Pautet,Dennis M. Riggin,Fabiano S. Rodrigues,F. T. São Sabbas,J. H. A. Sobral,P. Stamus,H. Takahashi,Michael J. Taylor,Sharon L. Vadas,Fabio Vargas,Cristiano Max Wrasse +29 more
TL;DR: The Spread F Experiment (or SpreadFEx) as mentioned in this paper performed from September to November 2005, with primary measurements in Brazil, was used to define the potential role of neutral atmosphere dynamics, specifically gravity wave motions propagating upward from the lower atmosphere, in seeding Rayleigh-Taylor instability and plasma bubbles extending to higher altitudes.
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Gravity Wave Structure between 60 and 90 km Inferred from Space Shuttle Reentry Data
TL;DR: In this article, density fluctuations obtained along seven Space Shuttle reentry tracks are used to examine the horizontal structure and the vertical distribution of density variance in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere.
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Momentum flux estimates accompanying multiscale gravity waves over Mount Cook, New Zealand, on 13 July 2014 during the DEEPWAVE campaign
Katrina Bossert,David C. Fritts,P. D. Pautet,Bifford P. Williams,Michael J. Taylor,Bernd Kaifler,Andreas Dörnbrack,Iain M. Reid,Damian J. Murphy,Andrew J. Spargo,Andrew D. MacKinnon +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a large-amplitude, multiscale gravity wave (GW) environment extending from ~20 to 90 km on flight tracks over Mount Cook, New Zealand was observed.