Planetary and gravity waves in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere

Details Planetary and gravity waves in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere Planetary and gravity waves in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere

Jul 1985

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985maph...16..269v&link_type=abstract

In International Council of Scientific Unions Middle Atmosphere Program. Handbook for MAP, Vol. 16 p 269-277 (SEE N86-12814 03

Computer Science

Frequency Distribution, Gravity Waves, Mesosphere, Planetary Waves, Thermosphere, Tides, Wind Velocity, Airglow, Annual Variations, Atmospheric Density, Atmospheric Ionization, Atmospheric Pressure, Atmospheric Temperature, Energy Spectra, Radar Measurement

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Rocket and ground based studies of the mesosphere and lower thermosphere show that waves play an important role in the dynamics of their region. The waves manifest themselves in wind, temperature, density, pressure, ionization and airglow fluctuations in the 80-120 km height range. Rockets have enabled the density and temperature structure to be measured with excellent height resolution, while long term studies of wind motions using MST, partial reflection and meteor radars and, more recently, lidar investigations of temperature and density, have enabled the temporal behaviour of the waves to be better understood. A composite of power spectra is shown of wind motions measured near the mesopause at widely separated locations and illustrates how wave energy is distributed as a function of frequency. The spectra show three distinct parts; (1) a long period section corresponding to periods longer than 24 h; (2) a section between 12 and 24 h priod where the spectra are dominated by narrow; peaks associated with the semidiurnal and diurnal tides and (3) a section at periods less than 12 h where the spectral density decreases montonically (except for the 8 h tidal peak). The long period section is associated with transient planetary scale waves while the short period motions are caused by gravity waves.

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