Submeso Wave-Like Structures in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer and Their Parameters Measured with the Help of Sodar in Moscow Region

Abstract

The paper presents study of the parameters of wave-like structures based on the data of long-term continuous sodar monitoring of the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL). Submesoscale internal gravity waves (IGWs) of non-orographic origin trapped in a stably stratified ABL (SBL) are considered. Statistical data on the parameters of two classes of IGWs are presented: internal gravity-shear waves (IGSWs) of the Kelvin-Helmholtz billow (KHB) type and buoyancy waves (BW). Identification and classification of IGWs was carried out by the visual analysis of sodar echograms. The measurements carried out in the Moscow region were used. The seasonal and diurnal variability of the frequency of registration of waves of both classes were studied, the values of the parameters of the observed waves were analyzed, and the ranges and average values of these quantities were compared.