VHF radar measurements of momentum flux using summer polar mesopause echoes

• Published in: Earth, Planets and Space
• Main Authors: Iain M. Reid, Rüdiger Rüster, Peter Czechowsky, Andrew J. Spargo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SpringerOpen 2018
• Subjects: Very high-frequency radar; Momentum flux; Polar mesosphere summer echoes; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation; G; Geodesy; QB275-343; Geology; QE1-996.5; Andøya
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-018-0902-9; https://doaj.org/article/d0821bb1391e44c38509c28f522c119c

Abstract We revisit previously unpublished analysis of observations of the dynamics of the mesopause region over the Norwegian Island of Andøya (69°N, 16°E) made during a 1-week period in summer 1987 during the Middle Atmosphere Cooperation-Summer in Northern Europe (MAC-SINE) campaign using the mob...