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Group Velocity And Energy Flux In The Thermosphere: Limits On The Validity Of Group Velocity In A Viscous Atmosphere, R. L. Walterscheid, Michael P. Hickey Ph.D.
Group Velocity And Energy Flux In The Thermosphere: Limits On The Validity Of Group Velocity In A Viscous Atmosphere, R. L. Walterscheid, Michael P. Hickey Ph.D.
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The response to wave forcing of finite duration comprises a transient forerunner and the steady state signal (or simply the signal). It is the latter that carries information on the spectral content of the forcing, and the signal velocity is the velocity at which wave energy flows. To the extent that group velocity is a good measure of the energy flow velocity, the ray‐tracing formalism is a valid description of signal propagation. We have examined vertical group velocities as a measure of vertical energy flow velocity for gravity and acoustic waves propagating into the dissipative lower thermosphere. We find that …