Interannual variability of winds in the Antarctic mesosphere and lower thermosphere over Rothera (67° S, 68° W) in radar observations and WACCM-X

• Main Authors: Noble, Phoebe, Hindley, Neil, Wright, Corwin, Cullens, Chihoko, England, Scott, Pedatella, Nicholas, Mitchell, Nicholas, Moffat-Griffin, Tracy
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Rothera; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-2022-150; https://acp.copernicus.org/preprints/acp-2022-150/

The mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT), at heights of 80–100 km, is critical in the coupling of the middle and upper atmosphere and controls the momentum and energy transfer between these two regions. However, despite its importance, many General Circulation Models (GCMs) do not extend upwards...