Evidence for thermospheric gravity waves in the southern polar cap from ground-based vertical velocity and photometric observations

• Published in: Annales Geophysicae
• Main Authors: J. L. Innis, P. A. Greet, P. L. Dyson
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2001
• Subjects: Science; Q; Physics; QC1-999; Geophysics. Cosmic physics; QC801-809; Austral; Davis Station; Davis-Station; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-19-533-2001; https://doaj.org/article/a9b93767d8b54ac5904c210c1ff297d7

Zenith-directed Fabry-Perot Spectrometer (FPS) and 3-Field Photometer (3FP) observations of the λ630 nm emission (~240 km altitude) were obtained at Davis station, Antarctica, during the austral winter of 1999. Eleven nights of suitable data were searched for significant periodicities com...