Using radiosonde observation data from the Nome Ap station (64.5°N, 165.43°E) in Alaska for about 8 years, the cha⁃ racteristics of inertial gravity waves in the low stratosphere over high latitudes were analyzed. Based on the hodograph technique and Lomb-Scargle spectrum analysis, the inertial gravity waves in the low stratosphere were extracted from the zonal wind, meridional wind and temperature profiles, and the wave parameters and their seasonal changes were statistically analyzed. The statistical study indicates that in spring, autumn and winter, the westward propagating inertial gravity waves are predominant, while in summer, the eastward propagating waves are slightly dominant. The difference in propagation direction results from the filtering effects of the background wind. The upward propagating inertial gravity waves are absolutely dominant in all months, and the downward propagating gravity wave obviously increases during winter. This is because the intense polar vortex activity in winter excites the upward and downward propagating inertial gravity waves. The average latitudinal momentum for many years has a large net vertical flux (-0.30 mPa), indicating that gravity wave activity at high latitudes has a drag effect on the polar stratospheric vortex.
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