Spectral characteristics of spring arctic mesosphere dynamics |
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| Authors: | C M Hall A H Manson C E Meek |
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| Institution: | (1) The Auroral Observatory, Department of Physics, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, 9037, Norway;(2) Institute of Space and Atmospheric Studies, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
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| Abstract: | The spring of 1997 has represented a stable period of operation for the joint University of Tromsø/University of Saskatchewan MF radar, being between refurbishment and upgrades. We examine the horizontal winds from the February to June inclusive and also include estimates of energy dissipation rates derived from signal fading times and presented as upper limits on the turbulent energy dissipation rate,  . Here we address the periodicity in the dynamics of the upper mesosphere for time scales from hours to one month. Thus, we are able to examine the changes in the spectral signature of the mesospheric dynamics during the transition from winter to summer states. |
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| Keywords: | Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics (middle atmosphere dynamics turbulence waves and tides) |
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