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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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Studies of high latitude mesospheric turbulence by radar and rocket. I - Energy deposition and wave structure
TL;DR: In this article, the origin of wintertime mesospheric echoes observed with the mesosphere-stratosphere-troposphere radar at Poker Flat, Alaska, was studied by probing with in situ rocket measurements during echo occurrences in the early spring, 1985.
Radar observations of winds, waves and tides in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere over South Georgia island (54 ◦ S, 36 ◦ W) and comparison with WACCM simulations
Neil P. Hindley,Nicholas J. Mitchell,Neil Cobbett,David C. Fritts,Diego Janches,Corwin J. Wright,Tracy Moffat-Griffin +6 more
TL;DR: In this article , an improved method for time-height localisation of radar wind measurements and characterisation of the large-scale MLT winds is presented, which can provide vital constraints that can guide the development of GCMs as they extend upwards into this important region of the atmosphere.
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Gravity Waves in the Middle Atmosphere of the Southern Hemisphere
TL;DR: In this article, a brief review of the current understanding of gravity wave saturation processes and effects, and of the evidence for and likely sources of wave variability, in both hemispheres is presented.
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Direct Numerical Simulation Guidance for Thorpe Analysis to Obtain Quantitatively Reliable Turbulence Parameters
TL;DR: In this article, it was shown that Thorpe analysis applied to individual soundings cannot be expected to give quantitatively reliabally reliabilistic results on the turbulence in the atmosphere and ocean.
Multi‐Scale Kelvin‐Helmholtz Instability Dynamics Observed by PMC Turbo on 12 July 2018: 1. Secondary Instabilities and Billow Interactions
C. B. Kjellstrand,David C. Fritts,Amber Miller,Bifford P. Williams,Natalie Kaifler,Christopher Geach,Shaul Hanany,Bernd Kaifler,Glenn Jones,Michele Limon,Jason Reimuller,Ling Wang +11 more
TL;DR: The Polar Mesospheric Cloud (PMC) Turbulence experiment performed optical imaging and Rayleigh lidar PMC profiling during a 6-day flight in July 2018 as discussed by the authors .