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Overview

David C. Fritts is affiliated with G & A Technical Software in the United States. Their research spans Earth and Planetary Sciences and Physics and Astronomy, with a strong focus on subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Computational Mechanics, and Oceanography.

The primary topics of Fritts's work include:

  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research

The scientist has a strong publication record in several venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Among recent publications, notable papers include:

  • "Mesospheric Bore Evolution and Instability Dynamics Observed in PMC Turbo Imaging and Rayleigh Lidar Profiling Over Northeastern Canada on 13 July 2018," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • "Kelvin-Helmholtz Billow Interactions and Instabilities in the Mesosphere Over the Andes Lidar Observatory: 1. Observations," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • "Numerical Simulation of Mountain Waves over the Southern Andes. Part I: Mountain Wave and Secondary Wave Character, Evolutions, and Breaking," 2020, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
  • "Modeling Responses of Polar Mesospheric Clouds to Gravity Wave and Instability Dynamics and Induced Large-Scale Motions," 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • "Multi-scale dynamics of Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities. Part 1. Secondary instabilities and the dynamics of tubes and knots," 2022, Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Frequently collaborating co-authors include:

  • Thomas Lund
  • Ling Wang
  • Natalie Kaifler
  • Alan Z. Liu
  • Bernd Kaifler

Fritts's work largely addresses fluid dynamics and turbulent flows in atmospheric contexts, focusing on mesospheric and ionospheric phenomena and their simulation. The research contributes to understanding atmospheric structures such as gravity waves, Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities, and polar mesospheric clouds.

Best Publications

  • Gravity wave dynamics and effects in the middle atmosphere

    David C. Fritts;M. Joan Alexander

  • Gravity wave saturation in the middle atmosphere: A review of theory and observations

    David C. Fritts

  • CASES-99: A Comprehensive Investigation of the Stable Nocturnal Boundary Layer

    Gregory S. Poulos;William Blumen;David C. Fritts;Julie K. Lundquist

  • Evidence for a Saturated Spectrum of Atmospheric Gravity Waves.

    Steven A. Smith;David C. Fritts;Thomas E. Vanzandt

  • Mesospheric Momentum Flux Studies at Adelaide, Australia: Observations and a Gravity Wave–Tidal Interaction Model

    David C. Fritts;Robert A. Vincent

  • Convective and dynamical instabilities due to gravity wave motions in the lower and middle atmosphere: Theory and observations

    David C. Fritts;Prabhat K. Rastogi

  • Sources of Mesoscale Variability of Gravity Waves. Part II: Frontal, Convective, and Jet Stream Excitation

    David C. Fritts;Gregory D. Nastrom

  • Thermospheric responses to gravity waves: Influences of increasing viscosity and thermal diffusivity

    Sharon L. Vadas;David C. Fritts

  • Spectral Estimates of Gravity Wave Energy and Momentum Fluxes. Part I: Energy Dissipation, Acceleration, and Constraints

    David C. Fritts;Thomas E. Vanzandt

  • A Climatology of Gravity Wave Motions in the Mesopause Region at Adelaide, Australia

    Robert A. Vincent;David C. Fritts

  • Sources of Mesoscale Variability of Gravity Waves. Part I: Topographic Excitation

    Gregory D. Nastrom;David C. Fritts

  • MST Radar Observations of a Saturated Gravity Wave Spectrum

    T. Tsuda;T. Inoue;S. Kato;S. Fukao

  • VHF Echoes from the High-Latitude Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere: Observations and Interpretations

    B. B. Balsley;W. L. Ecklund;D. C. Fritts

  • The deep propagating gravity wave experiment (deepwave): an airborne and ground-based exploration of gravity wave propagation and effects from their sources throughout the lower and middle atmosphere

    David C. Fritts;Ronald B. Smith;Michael J. Taylor;James D. Doyle

  • Observational evidence of a saturated gravity wave spectrum in the troposphere and lower stratosphere

    David C. Fritts;Toshitaka Tsuda;Toru Sato;Shoichiro Fukao

  • Gravity wave initiation of equatorial spread F/plasma bubble irregularities based on observational data from the SpreadFEx campaign

    M. A. Abdu;E. Alam Kherani;I. S. Batista;E. R. de Paula

  • Mechanism for the Generation of Secondary Waves in Wave Breaking Regions

    Sharon L. Vadas;David C. Fritts;M. Joan Alexander

  • A review of gravity wave saturation processes, effects, and variability in the middle atmosphere

    David C. Fritts

  • Spectral Estimates of Gravity Wave Energy and Momentum Fluxes. Part II: Parameterization of Wave Forcing and Variability

    David C. Fritts;Wentong Lu

  • Mean and variable forcing of the middle atmosphere by gravity waves

    David C. Fritts;Sharon L. Vadas;Kam Wan;Joseph A. Werne

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael J. Taylor
Michael J. Taylor Utah State University
Sharon L. Vadas
Sharon L. Vadas Northwest Research Associates
Ben B. Balsley
Ben B. Balsley University of Colorado Boulder
Stephen D. Eckermann
Stephen D. Eckermann United States Naval Research Laboratory
Robert A. Vincent
Robert A. Vincent University of Adelaide
Andreas Dörnbrack
Andreas Dörnbrack German Aerospace Center
Paulo Prado Batista
Paulo Prado Batista National Institute for Space Research
Iain M. Reid
Iain M. Reid University of Adelaide
Markus Rapp
Markus Rapp German Aerospace Center
James D. Doyle
James D. Doyle United States Naval Research Laboratory

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