Title
Observations of upper stratospheric short period gravity waves using the Jicamarca VHF radar
Date Issued
01 December 1994
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Radio Observatorio de Jicamarca
Publisher(s)
IEEE
Abstract
Reliable upper stratospheric vertical wind velocities have been, for the first time, observed in the so-called `gap region' from 30 to 60 km heights using the Jicamarca VHF Doppler radar in Peru, which has been recently improved in height resolution. These wind velocities indicate conspicuous short-period oscillations with time scale of 10-20 min both in stratosphere and mesosphere. Spectral analysis shows that these oscillations are related to the same mode of internal gravity wave. The height profiles of the wave amplitude suggests standing wave-like structure of upward and downward propagating waves with vertical scale of about 60 km.
Start page
2457
End page
2459
Volume
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Geoquímica, Geofísica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-0028733516
Conference
International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
Sponsor(s)
IEEE
URSI
OSA
NASA
ONR
et al
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus