https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201611913004
Antarctic Wave Dynamics Mystery Discovered by Lidar, Radar and Imager
1 University of Colorado at Boulder, 216 UCB, CIRES, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
2 University of Canterbury, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Christchurch, NZ
3 Center for Atmospheric and Space Sciences, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA
* Email: Cao.Chen@Colorado.edu
Published online: 7 June 2016
Since the start of the McMurdo Fe lidar campaign, largeamplitude (~±30 K), long-period (4 to 9 h) waves with upward energy propagating signatures are frequently observed in the MLT temperatures. Despite its frequent appearance, such type of wave was neither widely observed nor well understood in the past. At McMurdo (77.8°S, 166.7°E), the simultaneous observations of such waves using lidar, radar and airglow imager can provide 3-D intrinsic wave-propagation properties, which are greatly needed for understanding their sources and potential impacts. This study presents the first coincident observation of these 4–9 h waves by lidar, radar and airglow imager in the Antarctic mesopause region.
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