Title
Dynamics of the equatorial mesosphere observed using the Jicamarca MST radar during June and August 1987
Date Issued
01 January 1992
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Radio Observatorio de Jicamarca
Publisher(s)
American Meteorological Society
Abstract
Results presented here indicate that the equatorial mesosphere is dynamically very active, with considerable gravity-wave and tidal motions and persuasive evidence of inertial instability and wave-filtering processes. Vertical velocities at high frequencies are comparable to those observed at other locations. Hourly mean horizontal motions and momentum fluxes are likewise large and variable, exhibiting enormous vertical shears and strong modulation of the wave spectrum and momentum fluxes at higher frequencies. Daily mean profiles reveal persistent structures with vertical scales of ~6-10 km, vertical shears of meridional velocity of ~0.03 s-1, and large mean momentum fluxes. -from Authors
Start page
2353
End page
2371
Volume
49
Issue
24
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Investigación climática
Meteorología y ciencias atmosféricas
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-0027103358
Source
Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
ISSN of the container
00224928
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