Date of Award

5-2022

Degree Type

Report

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Physics

Committee Chair(s)

Titus Yuan (Chair) Mark Riffe Jan Sojka

Committee

Titus Yuan

Committee

Mark Riffe

Committee

Mark Riffe

Committee

Jan Sojka

Abstract

Atmospheric waves can be generated by tropospheric sources such as earthquakes and explosions, causing significant disturbances in the upper atmosphere and ionosphere, where radio wave communications take place. For this analysis, they will be separated into two sub-groups called acoustic waves and gravity waves. Because each of these waves have unique frequency ranges, they can be observed and measured in order to determine their source type and location. Past studies attempted to build the connections between these waves with severe storms and earthquakes, which have improved our understanding of their complexity. Because of the complex nature of these waves, simplified numerical models are used to identify their sources and study their propagation and impacts throughout the atmosphere.

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