The wintertime two-day wave in the polar stratosphere, mesosphere and lower thermosphere

• Published in: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
• Main Authors: Sandford, D. J., Schwartz, M. J., Mitchell, N. J.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Arctic; Esrange; polar night
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-8-749-2008; https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/8/749/2008/

Recent observations of the polar mesosphere have revealed that waves with periods near two days reach significant amplitudes in both summer and winter. This is in striking contrast to mid-latitude observations where two-day waves maximise in summer only. Here, we use data from a meteor radar at Esra...