Geomagnetic control of polar mesosphere summer echoes

• Main Authors: Bremer, J., Hoffmann, P., Hansen, T. L.
• Other Authors: Leibniz-Institut für Atmosphärenphysik (IAP), Universität Rostock-Leibniz Association, The Auroral Observatory, University of Tromsø (UiT)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2000
• Subjects: [SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean; Atmosphere; [SDU.STU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences; Tromsø; Alomar; Ivalo; Andenes
• Online Access: https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00316570; https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00316570/document; https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00316570/file/angeo-18-202-2000.pdf

International audience Using observations with the ALOMAR SOUSY radar near Andenes (69.3°N, 16.0°E) from 1994 until 1997 polar mesosphere summer echoes (PMSE) have been investigated in dependence on geomagnetic K indices derived at the Auroral Observatory Tromsø (69.66°N, 18.94°E). During night-time...