Regional variations of mesospheric gravity-wave momentum flux over Antarctica

• Published in: Annales Geophysicae
• Main Authors: Espy, P. J., Hibbins, R. E., Swenson, G. R., Tang, J., Taylor, M. J., Riggin, D. M., Fritts, D. C.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Antarctic; Austral; Rothera; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-24-81-2006; https://angeo.copernicus.org/articles/24/81/2006/

Images of mesospheric airglow and radar-wind measurements have been combined to estimate the difference in the vertical flux of horizontal momentum carried by high-frequency gravity waves over two dissimilar Antarctic stations. Rothera (67° S, 68° W) is situated in the mountains of the Peninsula nea...