A Multi-layer Model for the Study of Acoustic-Gravity Wave Propagation in the Earth's Atmosphere

Abstract

An iterative numerical procedure, suitable for use on electronic computers, is presented for calculating the horizontal propagation speeds of acoustic-gravity waves in a stratified atmosphere. The atmosphere is represented by an arbitrarily large series of isothermal layers, so that propagation can he readily studied in an atmosphere with a complex stratification. The basic approach is similar to that used in seismology. A sample calculation shows reasonable agreement with the exact two-layer solution of Pekeris.