The thermal and dynamical state of the Antarctic mesopause region during winter/summer transition and the role of stratosphere/mesosphere coupling

• Main Authors: Lübken, Franz-Jospeh, Höffner, J., Viehl, T. P., Latteck, R., Becker, Erich, Kaifler, Bernd, Murphy, Damian J., Morris, R. J.
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre; Antarctic; Merra; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://elib.dlr.de/102237/; https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm15/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/77520

The transition of stratospheric circulation at Antarctic latitudes from winter to summer conditions is highly variably from year to year. As has been realized recently, this also affects the winter/summer transition at mesopause altitudes. The Antarctic middle atmosphere therefore offers the unique...