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M. Joan Alexander
Organization:
NorthWest Research Associates
First Author Publications:
- Alexander, M. J., et al. (2017), Sensitivity of Gravity Wave Fluxes to Interannual Variations in Tropical Convection and Zonal Wind, J. Atmos. Sci., 74, 2701-2716, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-17-0044.1.
- Alexander, M. J. (2015), Global and seasonal variations in three-dimensional gravity wave momentum flux from satellite limb-sounding temperatures, Geophys. Res. Lett., 42, doi:10.1002/2015GL065234.
- Alexander, M. J., and A. W. Grimsdell (2013), Seasonal cycle of orographic gravity wave occurrence above small islands in the Southern Hemisphere: Implications for effects on the general circulation, Journal Of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 118, 11-23, doi:10.1002/2013JD020526.
- Alexander, M. J., and H. Teitelbaum (2011), Three-dimensional properties of Andes mountain waves observed by satellite: A case study, J. Geophys. Res., 116, D23110, doi:10.1029/2011JD016151.
- Alexander, M. J., et al. (2008), Global estimates of gravity wave momentum flux from High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder observations, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D15S18, doi:10.1029/2007JD008807.
Co-Authored Publications:
- Liu, C., et al. (2022), Using TRMM Latent Heat as a Source to Estimate Convection Induced Gravity Wave Momentum Flux in the Lower Stratosphere, J. Geophys. Res., 127, e2021JD035785, doi:10.1029/2021JD035785.
- Hoffmann, L., et al. (2017), A decadal satellite record of gravity wave activity in the lower stratosphere to study polar stratospheric cloud formation, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 17, 2901-2920, doi:10.5194/acp-17-2901-2017.
- Holt, L. A., et al. (2017), An evaluation of gravity waves and gravity wave sources in the Southern Hemisphere in a 7 km global climate simulation, Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 143, 2481-2495, doi:10.1002/qj.3101.
- Jensen, E., et al. (2017), The NASA Airborne Tropical TRopopause EXperiment (ATTREX): High-altitude aircraft measurements in the tropical western Pacific, Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 12/2015, 129-144, doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-14-00263.1.
- Jensen, E., et al. (2016), High-frequency gravity waves and homogeneous ice nucleation in tropical tropopause layer cirrus, Geophys. Res. Lett., 43, 6629-6635, doi:10.1002/2016GL069426.
- Kim, J., et al. (2016), Ubiquitous influence of waves on tropical high cirrus clouds, Geophys. Res. Lett., 43, 5895-5901, doi:10.1002/2016GL069293.
- Kim, J., and M. J. Alexander (2015), Direct impacts of waves on tropical cold point tropopause temperature, Geophys. Res. Lett., 42, 1584-1592, doi:10.1002/2014GL062737.
- Hoffmann, L., et al. (2014), Intercomparison of stratospheric gravity wave observations with AIRS and IASI, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 7, 4517-4537, doi:10.5194/amt-7-4517-2014.
- Ortland, D. A., and M. J. Alexander (2014), The Residual-Mean Circulation in the Tropical Tropopause Layer Driven by Tropical Waves, J. Atmos. Sci., 71, 1305-1322, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-13-0100.1.
- Geller, M., et al. (2013), A Comparison between Gravity Wave Momentum Fluxes in Observations and Climate Models, J. Climate, 26, 6383-6405, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00545.1.
- Hoffmann, L., X. Xue, and M. J. Alexander (2013), A global view of stratospheric gravity wave hotspots located with Atmospheric Infrared Sounder observations, J. Geophys. Res., 118, 1-19, doi:10.1029/2012JD018658.
- Kim, J., and M. J. Alexander (2013), A new wave scheme for trajectory simulations of stratospheric water vapor, Geophys. Res. Lett., 40, 1-5, doi:10.1002/grl.50963.
- Kim, J., and M. J. Alexander (2013), Tropical Precipitation Variability and Convectively Coupled Equatorial Waves on Submonthly Time Scales in Reanalyses and TRMM, J. Climate, 26, 3013-3030, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00353.1.
- Yue, J., L. Hoffmann, and M. J. Alexander (2013), Simultaneous observations of convective gravity waves from a ground-based airglow imager and the AIRS satellite experiment, J. Geophys. Res., 118, 1-14, doi:10.1002/jgrd.50341.
- France, J. A., et al. (2012), High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder observations of the gravity wave-driven elevated stratopause in 2006, J. Geophys. Res., 117, D20108, doi:10.1029/2012JD017958.
- Ortland, D. A., M. J. Alexander, and A. W. Grimsdell (2011), On the Wave Spectrum Generated by Tropical Heating, J. Atmos. Sci., 68, 2042-2060, doi:10.1175/2011JAS3718.1.
- Ortland, D. A., and M. J. Alexander (2011), Solutions to the Vertical Structure Equation for Simple Models of the Tropical Troposphere, J. Atmos. Sci., 68, 2061-2072, doi:10.1175/2011JAS3719.1.
- Ryu, J., M. J. Alexander, and D. A. Ortland (2011), Equatorial Waves in the Upper Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere Forced by Latent Heating Estimated from TRMM Rain Rates, J. Atmos. Sci., 68, 2321-2342, doi:10.1175/2011JAS3647.1.
- Hoffmann, L., and M. J. Alexander (2010), Occurrence frequency of convective gravity waves during the North American thunderstorm season, J. Geophys. Res., 115, D20111, doi:10.1029/2010JD014401.
- Hoffmann, L., and M. J. Alexander (2009), Retrieval of stratospheric temperatures from Atmospheric Infrared Sounder radiance measurements for gravity wave studies, J. Geophys. Res., 114, D07105, doi:10.1029/2008JD011241.
- Jensen, E., et al. (2008), Formation of large ( 100 µm) ice crystals near the tropical tropopause, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 8, 1621-1633, doi:10.5194/acp-8-1621-2008.
- Kinnison, D., et al. (2008), Global observations of HNO3 from the High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder (HIRDLS): First results, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D16S44, doi:10.1029/2007JD008814.
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