Gravity waves represent an important problem of subgrid-scale modeling and parameterization for atmosphere and ocean. Our research strives for a better understanding of the dynamics of these waves, and for a more reliable representation of their effects in weather and climate modeling.

Publications

2017

Achatz, U., Ribstein, B., Senf, F., and R. Klein 2017: The interaction between synoptic-scale balanced flow and a finite-amplitude mesoscale wave field throughout all atmospheric layers: Weak and moderately strong stratification. Quart. J. Roy. Met. Soc., 143, 342–361

2016

Bölöni, G.,  Ribstein, B., Muraschko, J., Sgoff, C., Wei, J. and U. Achatz 2016: The interaction between atmospheric gravity waves and large-scale flows: an efficient description beyond the non-acceleration paradigm. J. Atmos. Sci., 73, 4833-4852

Ribstein, B. and  U. Achatz 2016: The interaction between gravity waves and solar tides in a linear tidal model with a 4D ray-tracing gravity-wave parameterization. J. Geophys. Res., doi:10.1002/2016JA022478

2015

Ribstein, B., Achatz, U., and F. Senf, 2015: The interaction between Gravity Waves and Solar Tides: Results from 4D Ray Tracing coupled to a Linear Tidal Model, J. Geophys. Res., doi:10.1002/2015JA021349

Remmler, S., Hickel, S., Fruman, M.D., and U. Achatz, 2015: Validation of Large-Eddy Simulation Methods for Gravity-Wave Breaking. J. Atmos. Sci., 72, 3537-3562

Remmler, S., Fruman, M.D., Achatz, U. and S. Hickel, 2015: Numerical simulation of breaking gravity waves. In "Direct and Large-Eddy Simulation IX", eds. Fröhlich, J., Kuerten, H., Geurts, B.J. and V. Armenio, Springer, 413-418

Remmler, S., Hickel, S., Fruman, M.D. and U. Achatz, 2015: Direct numerical simulation of breaking atmospheric gravity waves, in "High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering ‘14", Eds. Nagel, W.E., Kröner, D.H., and M.M. Resch, Springer, 593-607

Muraschko, J. , Fruman, M. D. , Achatz, U. , Hickel, S., and Y. Toledo, 2015: On the application of WKB theory for the simulation of the weakly nonlinear dynamics of gravity waves. Q. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 141, 676–697

2014

Fruman, M.D., Remmler, S., Achatz, U. und S. Hickel, 2014: On the construction of a direct numerical simulation of a breaking inertia-gravity wave in the upper mesosphere. J. Geophys. Res., 119, 11,613--11,640

Borchert, S., U. Achatz and M.D. Fruman, 2014: Gravity Wave Emission in an Atmosphere-like Configuration of the Differentially Heated Rotating Annulus Experiment. J. Fluid Mech., 758, 287-311

2013

Rieper, F., Achatz, U. und Klein, R., Range of validity of an extended WKB theory for atmospheric gravity waves: one-dimensional and two-dimensional case. J. Fluid Mech., 729, 330-363

S. Remmler, M.D. Fruman, S. Hickel (2013) Direct numerical simulation of a breaking inertia-gravity wave. Journal of Fluid Mechanics., 722, 424-436.

2012

Fruman, M. D., U. Achatz , Secondary instabilities in breaking inertia-gravity waves. J. Atmos. Sci. 69, 303-322

2011

Senf, F. and Achatz, U. On the impact of middle-atmosphere thermal tides on the propagation and dissipation of gravity waves. J. Geophys. Res. 116, D24110, doi:10.1029/2011JD015794

2010

Klein, R., Achatz, U., Bresch, D Knio, O. M., Smolarkiewicz, P. K., Regime of Validity of Soundproof Atmospheric Flow Models. J. Atmos. Sci., 67, 3226–3237

Achatz, U., Klein, R.,Senf, F., Gravity waves, scale asymptotics and the pseudo-incompressible equations. J. Fluid Mech., 663, 120-147

2009

Fruman, M. D., Hua, B. L., Schopp, R., Equatorial zonal jet formation through the barotropic instability of low-frequency mixed Rossby-gravity waves, equilibration by inertial instability, and transition to super-rotation. J. Atmos. Sci., 66, 2600-2619

2007

Achatz, U., Gravity-wave breaking: Linear and primary nonlinear dynamics. Adv. Space Res., 40, 719-733

Achatz, U., Modal and nonmodal perturbations of monochromatic high-frequency gravity waves: Primary nonlinear dynamics. J. Atmos. Sci., 64, 1977- 1994

Achatz, U., The primary nonlinear dynamics of modal and nonmodal perturbations of monochromatic inertia-gravity waves. J. Atmos. Sci., 64, 74-95