Gravity wave propagation through a large semidiurnal tide and instabilities in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere during the winter 2003 MaCWAVE rocket campaign

• Published in: Annales Geophysicae
• Main Authors: B. P. Williams, D. C. Fritts, C. Y. She, R. A. Goldberg
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2006
• Subjects: Science; Q; Physics; QC1-999; Geophysics. Cosmic physics; QC801-809; Norway; Esrange; Alomar; Andenes
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-24-1199-2006; https://doaj.org/article/c040f72779ae4e3ba21fc06274586c41

The winter MaCWAVE (Mountain and convective waves ascending vertically) rocket campaign took place in January2003 at Esrange, Sweden and the ALOMAR observatory in Andenes, Norway. The campaign combined balloon, lidar, radar, and rocket measurements to produce full temperature and wind profiles from...