CASES-99

2008 Publications by Dave Fritts and Colleagues

(page always under construction)

Abdu, M. A., E. A. Kherani, I. S. Batista, E. R. de Paula, D. C. Fritts, 2008: An evaluation of the ESF/bubble
        irregularity growth conditions under gravity wavbe influences based on observational data from the SpreadFEx
        campaign, Ann. Geophys., xx, SpreadFEx special issue, in revision.

Baumgaertner, A. J. G., A. J. McDonald, R. E. Hibbins, D. C. Fritts, D. J. Murphy, and R. A. Vincent, 2008:
       Short-period planetary waves in the Antarctic middle atmosphere, J. Atmos. Solar-Terres. Phys., 70 (10), 1336-1360.
       ******** Paper.pdf ********

Chang,. L., S. Palo, M. Hagan, J. Richter, R. Garcia, D. Riggin, and D. Fritts, 2008: Structure of the migrating tide
        in the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model (WACCM), Adv. Space. Res., 41 (9), 1398-1407,
        doi:10.1016/j.asr.2007.03.035.

Fechine, J., C. M. Wrasse, H. Takahashi, A. F. Medeiros, P.P.Batista, B.R.Clemesha, L.M. Lima, D. Fritts, B. Laughman,
        M. J. Taylor, P. D. Pautet, M. G. Mlynczak, and J. M. Russell, 2008: Mesospheric bore event during SpreadFEx
        campaign, Ann. Geophys., SpreadFEx special issue, in revision.   ******** Paper.pdf    *********

Franke, P. M., K. Wan, D. C. Fritts, J. Werne, and T. Lund, 2008: Computation of radar backscatter from realistic
        turbulence volumes, I: Radar backscatter computations and measurement biases, Radio Sci., submitted.
        ******** Paper.pdf ********

Fritts, D. C., M. A. Abdu, B. R. Batista, I. S. Batista, P. P. Batista, R. Buriti, B. R. Clemesha, T. Dautermann, E. de Paula,
        B. J. Fechine, B. Fejer, D. Gobbi, J. Haase, F. Kamalabadi, B. Laughman, P. P. Lima, H.-L. Liu, A. Medeiros,
        D. Pautet, D. M. Riggin, F. Sao Sabbas, J. H. A. Sobral, P. Stamus, H. Takahashi, M. J. Taylor, S. L. Vadas, and
        C. Wrasse, 2008a: The Spread F Experiment (SpreadFEx): Program overview and first results, Earth Planets Space,
        in press. ******** Paper.pdf *********

Fritts, D. C., M. A. Abdu, B. R. Batista, I. S. Batista, P. P. Batista, R. Buriti, B. R. Clemesha, T. Dautermann, E. de Paula,
    B. J. Fechine, B. Fejer, D. Gobbi, J. Haase, F. Kamalabadi, E. A. Kherani, B. Laughman, P. P. Lima, H.-L. Liu, A.
    Medeiros, D. Pautet, F. São Sabbas, J. H. A. Sobral, P. Stamus, H. Takahashi, M. J. Taylor, S. L. Vadas, F. Vargas,
    and C. Wrasse, 2008c: Overview and summary of the Spread F Experiment (SpreadFEx), Ann. Geophys., in press.
    ******** Paper.pdf *******

Fritts, D. C., P. Franke, K. Wan, T. Lund, and J. Werne, 2008: Computation of radar backscatter from realistic
turbulence volumes, II: Backscatter moments throughout the lifecycle of a Kelvin-Helmholtz instability,
Radio, Sci., submitted. ******** Paper.pdf , Figures.pdf **********

Fritts, D. C., and D. Janches, 2008: Dual-beam measurements of gravity wave momentum fluxes over Arecibo:
        Re-evaluation of wave structure, dynamics, and momentum fluxces, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D05112,
        doi:10.1029/2007JD008896. ***** Paper.doc *****

Fritts, D. C., and S. L. Vadas, 2008: Gravity wave penetration into the thermosphere: Sensitivity to solar cycle
        variations and mean winds, Ann. Geophys., SpreadFEx special issue, in press.
        ******** Paper.pdf    *******

Fritts, D. C., S. L Vadas, D. M. Riggin, M. A. Abdu, I. S. Batista, H. Takahashi, A. Medeiros, F. Kamalabadi, H.-L. Liu,
    and M. J. Taylor, 2008b: Gravity wave and tidal influences on equatorial spread F based on observations during
    the Spread F Experiment (SpreadFEx), Ann. Geophys., 26, SpreadFEx special issue, 3235-3252.
    ******** Paper.pdf *******

Fritts, D. C., L. Wang, J. Werne, T. Lund, and K. Wan, 2008: Gravity wave instability dynamics at high Reynolds
        numbers, 1: Wave field evolution at large amplitudes and high frequencies, J. Atmos. Sci., in press.
        ******** Paper.pdf **********

Fritts, D. C., L. Wang, J. Werne, T. Lund, and K. Wan, 2008: Gravity wave instability dynamics at high Reynolds
        numbers, 2: Turbulence evolution, structure, and anisotropy, J. Atmos. Sci., in press.
        ***** Paper.pdf , Movies ****

Janches, D., D. C. Fritts, M. J. Nicolls, and C. J. Heinselman, 2008: Obervations of D-region structure, atmospheric tides,
and gravity waves with PFISR during active aurora, J. Atmos. Solar-Terres. Phys., in press. **** Paper.pdf ****

Kherani, E. A., M. A. Abdu, E. R. de Paula, D. C. Fritts, J. H. A. Sobral, and F. C. de Meneses Jr., 2008: The impact
        of gravity waves rising from convection in the lower atmosphere on the generation and nonlinear evolution of
        equatorial plasma bubbles, Ann. Geophys., SpreadFEx special issue, in revision. ******** Paper.pdf    ********

Laughman, B., D. C. Fritts, and J. Werne, 2008: Numerical simulation of bore generation and morphology in thermal
        and Doppler ducts, Ann. Geophys., SpreadFEx special issue, in revision. ******** Paper.pdf    *********

Manson, A. H., C. Meek, T. Chshyolkova, C. McLandress, S. K. Avery, D. C. Fritts, C. M. Hall, W. K. Hocking,
         K. Igarashi, J. W. MacDougall, Y. Murayama, D. M. Riggin, D. Thorsen, and R. A. Vincent, 2008:
         Winter warmings, tides and planetary waves: Comparisons between CMAM (with interactive chemistry) and
         MFR-MetO observations and data, submitted.

Pancheva, D. V., P. J. Mukhtarov, N. J. Mitchell, B. Andonov, E. Merzlyakov, W. Singer, Y. Murayama,
        J. Xiong, W. Hocking, D. Fritts, D. Riggin, C. Meek, and A. Manson, 2008: Latitudinal wave coupling
        of the stratosphere and mesosphere during the major stratospheric warming of 2003/2004, J. Atmos. Solar-Terres.
        Phys., in press. ******** Paper.pdf ********

Pancheva, D. V., P. J. Mukhtarov, N. J. Mitchell, D. C. Fritts, D. M. Riggin, H. Takahashi, P. P. Batista,
        B. R. Clemesha, S. Gurubaran, and G. Ramkumar, 2008: Planetary wave coupling (5-6-day waves)
        in the low-latitude atmosphere-ionosphere system, J. Atmos. Solar-Terres. Phys., 70, 101-122.
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Pancheva, D., P. Mukhtarov, M. Shepherd, D. Riggin, D. Fritts, S. Franke, P. Batista, and T. Kikuchi, 2008:
Global-scale response of the geomagnetic field to a 2-day wave observed in the tropical MLT region,
Geophys. Res. Lett., submitted.

Pautet, P.-D., M. J. Taylor, N. P. Chapagain, H. Takahashi, A. F. Medreiros, F. T. Sao Sabbas, and D. C. Fritts, 2008:
        Simultaneous observations of equatorial F-region plasma depletions over Brazil during the Spread F Experiment
        (SpreadFEx) , Ann. Geophys., SpreadFEx special issue, in revision. ******** Paper.pdf    *********

Sao Sabbas, F., V. T. Rampinelli, J. Santiago, P. Stamus, S. L. Vadas, D. C. Fritts, M. J. Taylor, P. D. Pautet,
        G. D. Neto, and O. Pinot, 2008: Characteristics of convective sources of gravity waves and sprites present in satellite
        IR images during the SpreadFEx 2005 campaign, Ann. Geophys., SpreadFEx special issue, in revision.
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Takahashi, H., M. J. Taylor, P.-D. Pautet, A. F. Medeiros, D. Gobbi, C. M. Wrasse, J. Fechine, M. A. Abdu,
    I. S. Batista, E. Paula, J.H.A. Sobral, D. Arruda, S. Vadas, F. S. Sabbas, and D. Fritts: Simultaneous
    observation of ionospheric plasma bubbles and mesospheric gravity waves during the SpreadFEx Campaign,
    Ann. Geophys., SpreadFEx special issue, in revision, 2008. ******** Paper.pdf ********

Taylor, M. J., P. D. Pautet, A. F. Medeiros, R. Buriti, J. Fechine, D. C. Fritts, S. Vadas, H. Takahashi,
and F. Sao Sabbas: Characterizing mesospheric gravity waves near the magnetic equator, Brazil during
the SpreadFEx campaign, Ann. Geophys., SpreadFEx special issue, in press, 2008. ****** Paper.pdf ******

Vadas, S. L., and D. C. Fritts, 2008: Reconstruction of the gravity wave field from convective plumes via ray
        tracing, Ann. Geophys., SpreadFEx special issue, in press. ******** Paper.pdf    *******

Vadas, S. L., and D. C. Fritts, 2008: Acoustic-gravity wave and mean responses to local body forces and heatings,
       J. Atmos. Sci., to be submitted.

Vadas, S. L., M. J. Taylor, P.-D. Pautet, P. Stamus, D. C. Fritts, F. São Sabbas, and V. T. Rampinelli, 2008: Convection:
        The likely source of the medium-scale gravity waves observed in the OH airglow layer near Brasilia, Brazil,
        Ann. Geophys., SpreadFEx special issue, in press. ******** Paper.pdf    *******

Vadas, S. L., D. C. Fritts, P.-D. Pautet, M. J. Taylor, H.-L. Liu, P. Batista, H. Takahashi, F. Sao Sabbas, P. Stamus,
        A. F. Medeiros, R. Buriti, and J. Fechine, 2008: Amplitudes, scales, and variability of gravity waves in the
        thermosphere from convective plumes over Brazil, Ann. Geophys., to be submitted.

Wang, L., D. C. Fritts, and R. H. Tolson, 2008: Mean, tidal, and gravity wave structures and variability in the Martian
        upper atmosphere from Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) aerobraking densities, Geophys. Res. Lett.,
        to be submitted.

Werne, J., T. Lund, T., L. Wang, and D. C. Fritts, 2008a: Gravity wave instability dynamics at high Reynolds numbers, 4:
        Assessment of turbulence anisotropy employing the Lumley triangle, J. Atmos. Sci., to be submitted.

Werne, J., M. Tearle, R. G. Stockwell, and D. C. Fritts, 2008b: Optimal perturbation theory for stratified shear flows, 1:
        Problem definition and modal analysis, to be submitted.

Werne, J., M. Tearle, R. G. Stockwell, and D. C. Fritts, 2008c: Optimal perturbation theory for stratified shear flows, 2:
        Sensitivity to initial and environmental conditions, to be submitted.

Whiteman, C. D., A. Muschinski, S. Zhong, D. Fritts, S. W. Hoch, M. Hahnenberger, W. Yao, V. Hohreiter
        M. Behn, Y. Cheon, C. B. Clements, T. W. Horst, W. O. J. Brown, and S. P. Oncley, 2008: METCRAX
        2006 - Meteorological experiments in Arizona's Meteor Crater, Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc., in press.
        ******** Paper.pdf    *******