Observation of Gravity Wave Vertical Propagation through a Mesospheric Inversion Layer
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
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Reviewer 2 Report
Please see my comments in the attachment.
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Reviewer 3 Report
This paper reports a case study of the gravity waves based on OH airglow imager and ground-based Rayleigh lidar measurement. The reported results could contribute to studies of the upper atmosphere. Therefore, it is worth for publishing in this journal. However, the following comments need to be addressed before its publication.
- l. 21, "Waves generated in the troposphere propagating up to the thermosphere have been associated with tsunami.":
It would be better to change to "A part of waves generated ..." because all of the waves propagating into the thermosphere from the troposphere is not associated with tsunami, and only a part of waves are associated. ...
- l. 39: Add "approximately" before "8 km".
- This paper reports that the wave energy with shorter wavelength and shorter period increases after midnight. The authors consider that the enhancement of the wave energy is due to the generation of turbulence caused by wave breaking. This reviewer recommends the authors to argue possible process of the wave breaking, especially, which kinds of gravity waves contribute to the breaking. This observation in this study show that the wave energy with longer period and longer wavelength decreases with time. Do the authors consider that these waves are broken and contribute to the turbulence generation? Also, it is useful to argue possible process to make the waves broken. Do the authors consider saturation of gravity wave or critical level for vertical propagation of gravity waves?
Author Response
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Round 2
Reviewer 2 Report
I don't have any further comments for the content of the paper. The results are interesting, but I still feel that the editing of English language and style by a native speaker are still required for this paper.
Author Response
The English language has been revised and some figure references have been moved so that they are placed before the figures appear. The references to certain figures have also been corrected.
