Abstract
The diurnal variation of the rate of dissipation of turbulent energy over Arecibo (18°N, 67°W) for the 1989 Arecibo Initiative on Dynamics of the Atmosphere (AIDA '89) campaigns from 1–10 April and 2–9 May 1989 have been estimated using the random velocity field deduced from imaging Doppler interferometry data. A method for extraction of the vertical component of the gravity wave spectrum has been applied to the random velocity. There is a tendency for the turbulence to maximize at dawn and dusk. Estimates of the RMS vertical gravity wave component range from 2 to 5 m s−1, and estimates of the RMS turbulent energy range from 5 to 100 mW kg−1. Estimates of the vertical eddy diffusivity have also been calculated, ranging from <50 to 300 m2 s−1. The buoyancy scale ranges from <100 m to 1 km. A cautionary note is added regarding the applicability of the Kolmogorov theory above 100 km.
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