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Lee wave detection over the Mediterranean Sea using the Advanced Infra-Red WAter Vapour Estimator (AIRWAVE) total column water vapour (TCWV) dataset
Serco Italia S.p.A., Via Sciadonna 24–26, 00044 Frascati, Italy
Istituto di Scienze dell'Atmosfera e del Clima, ISAC-CNR, Via Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
Stefano Casadio
Serco Italia S.p.A., Via Sciadonna 24–26, 00044 Frascati, Italy
European Space Agency (ESA – ESRIN), Via Galileo Galilei 1, 00044 Frascati, Italy
Elisa Castelli
Istituto di Scienze dell'Atmosfera e del Clima, ISAC-CNR, Via Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
Bianca Maria Dinelli
Istituto di Scienze dell'Atmosfera e del Clima, ISAC-CNR, Via Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
Mario Marcello Miglietta
Istituto di Scienze dell'Atmosfera e del Clima, ISAC-CNR, Via Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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Short summary
Lee waves have been detected in clear-sky conditions over the Mediterranean Sea using the total column water vapour (TCWV) fields. The products were generated applying the Advanced Infra-Red WAter Vapour Estimator (AIRWAVE) retrieval algorithm to the thermal infrared measurements of the Along Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR) instrument series. A subset of the occurrences has been compared with both independent observations and model simulations.
Lee waves have been detected in clear-sky conditions over the Mediterranean Sea using the total...
