The potential energy density of gravity waves in the winter stratosphere and lower mesosphere from lidar measurements over Yakutsk

Титов Семен Вячеславович; Николашкин Семен Викторович; Сидоров Николай Эдуардович

doi:10.12737/stp-123202611

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THE POTENTIAL ENERGY DENSITY OF GRAVITY WAVES IN THE WINTER STRATOSPHERE AND LOWER MESOSPHERE FROM LIDAR MEASUREMENTS OVER YAKUTSK The potential energy density of gravity waves in the winter stratosphere and lower mesosphere from lidar measurements over Yakutsk

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Опубликовано в Solar-Terrestrial Physics · Том 12, Номер 3 · Страницы 95–101 · Рубрика: Results of current research

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12737/stp-123202611 · EDN: JRSVAH

Получено: 21.10.2025 Одобрено: 02.03.2026 Опубликовано: 19.09.2026 Язык публикаций: ENG

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Титов Семен Вячеславович

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Николашкин Семен Викторович

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Сидоров Николай Эдуардович

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Титов Семен Вячеславович

Институт космофизических исследований и аэрономии им. Ю.Г. Шафера СО РАН Россия · Якутск

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Николашкин Семен Викторович

Ученая степень: кандидат физико-математических наук

Институт космофизических исследований и аэрономии им. Ю.Г. Шафера СО РАН Россия · Якутск

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Сидоров Николай Эдуардович

Институт космофизических исследований и аэрономии им. Ю.Г. Шафера СО РАН Россия · Якутск

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АННОТАЦИЯ

This paper analyzes the characteristics of atmospheric gravity wave activity in the stratosphere and lower mesosphere during the winters from 2010 to 2017 by calculating their potential energy per unit mass from variations in the temperature profile obtained from lidar measurements near Yakutsk, Russia (62° N, 129° E). The most common vertical wavelengths identified through wavelet analysis are 4–6 km and 8–12 km. We examine temporal and altitude variability of waves with vertical wavelengths from 2 km to 20 km and a temporal resolution 10–20 min. The minimum and maximum values of the gravity wave potential energy density (GWPED) per unit mass vary from 5–10 J/kg at an altitude of 30 km to 100–250 J/kg at an altitude of 60 km. Moreover, the most significant variations in the potential energy of gravity waves are observed during sudden winter stratospheric warmings.

КЛЮЧЕВЫЕ СЛОВА

lidar, internal gravity waves, wavelet analysis, Brunt—Väisälä frequency, IGW potential energy density (GWPED)

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The work was financially supported by the Russian Science Foundation (Grant No. 25-27-20119) https://rscf.ru/project/25-27-20119/. Experimental data was obtained within the framework of Government Assignment No. 125102712109-5

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Титов С. В., Николашкин С. В., Сидоров Н. Э. The potential energy density of gravity waves in the winter stratosphere and lower mesosphere from lidar measurements over Yakutsk // Solar-Terrestrial Physics. 2026. №. 3. С. 95-101. DOI: https://doi.org/10.12737/stp-123202611. EDN: JRSVAH. (дата обращения: 22.09.2026).

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Титов Семен Вячеславович, Николашкин С. В., Сидоров Н. Э.. "The potential energy density of gravity waves in the winter stratosphere and lower mesosphere from lidar measurements over Yakutsk." Solar-Terrestrial Physics 12.3 (2026): 95-101. DOI: https://doi.org/10.12737/stp-123202611. EDN: JRSVAH.

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Титов С. В., Николашкин С. В., Сидоров Н. Э. (2026). The potential energy density of gravity waves in the winter stratosphere and lower mesosphere from lidar measurements over Yakutsk. Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 12(3), 95-101. https://doi.org/10.12737/stp-123202611 EDN: JRSVAH.

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Титов Семен Вячеславович, Николашкин С. В., Сидоров Н. Э.. "The potential energy density of gravity waves in the winter stratosphere and lower mesosphere from lidar measurements over Yakutsk." Solar-Terrestrial Physics 12, no. 3 (2026): 95-101. https://doi.org/10.12737/stp-123202611. EDN: JRSVAH.

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