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Infrasound induced instability by modulation of condensation process in the atmosphere
Konstantin Naugolnykh1, Samuil Rybak
1NOAA, Earth System Research Laboratory and Zel Technologies, LLC, and CIRES, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80303-0000, USA. konstantin.naugolnylh@noaa.gov
Abstract:
A sound wave in supersaturated water vapor can modulate both the process of heat release caused by condensation, and subsequently, as a result, the resonance interaction of sound with the modulated heat release provides sound amplification. High-intensity atmospheric perturbations such as cyclones and thunderstorms generate infrasound, which is detectable at large distances from the source. The wave-condensation instability can lead to variation in the level of infrasound radiation by a developing cyclone, and this can be as a precursor of these intense atmospheric events.
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