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.

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Co-Authored Publications

Liu, C.L.C.L., 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, ., 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.J., 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.J., 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., et al. (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., et al. (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., et al. (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., et al. (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.J., 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.E., 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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M. Joan Alexander

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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