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Gravity Waves Phil Evans Paul Domm Gravity Waves Buoyancy oscillations Should be called buoyancy waves Only exist in stably stratified atmosphere Dynamical Process Static Stability Overview Stably stratified atmosphere θ increases with height A parcel adiabatically displaced from its equilibrium height downward will become positively buoyant. Displaced upward, parcel will become negatively buoyant. dθ/dz 0 Statically stable dθ/dz = 0 Statically neutral dθ/dz 0 Statically Unstable Buoyancy Oscillations Adiabatic oscillations of a fluid parcel about its equilibrium level. Period of