Articles | Volume 35, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-35-107-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-35-107-2017
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13 Jan 2017
Regular paper |  | 13 Jan 2017

Vertical wavenumber spectra of three-dimensional winds revealed by radiosonde observations at midlatitude

Shao Dong Zhang, Chun Ming Huang, Kai Ming Huang, Ye Hui Zhang, Yun Gong, and Quan Gan

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We present the first statistical results of vertical wind fluctuation spectra, which revealed a very shallow spectral structure, with mean slopes of −0.58 and −0.23 in the troposphere and lower stratosphere, respectively. No existing spectral theories can comprehensively explain the observed three-dimensional wind spectra, indicating that the spectral features of atmospheric fluctuations are far from fully understood.