Atmospheric lee waves and their possible influence on the sea surface

Lucien Wald (1) , Dimitri Georgopoulos (2)

1 CEP/Sophia
2 Institute of Oceanographic and Fisheries Research

Unusual satellite images of the Aegean Sea, in both the visible and infrared ranges, are discussed. Alternating bright and dark features downwind of islands suggest the presence of atmospheric lee waves. However, close examination of these features indicates that the observed signal is likely the signature of the influence of the lee waves on the sea surface rather than the signature of the lee waves themselves through atmospheric effects.

Domaines: Océan, Atmosphère; Traitement du signal et de l'image [eess.SP]; Traitement du signal et de l'image [eess.SP]

Lucien Wald, Dimitri Georgopoulos. Atmospheric lee waves and their possible influence on the sea surface. Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 1984, 28, pp.309-315. ⟨hal-00464052⟩