CIRCULATION IN THE ARCTIC MESOSPHERE IN SUMMER

Wind data from the upper mesosphere over Fort Greely, Alaska, and Thule Air Base, Greenland, are presented. The data were gathered with small meteorological rockets and radar reflective chaff in July 1967. These data show increasing easterly winds with height throughout the mesosphere at high latitu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Morris,James E., Kays,Marvin D.
Other Authors: ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES LAB WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE N MEX
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1968
Subjects:
Atmospheric Physics
(*ATMOSPHERIC MOTION
ARCTIC REGIONS)
MESOSPHERE
ATMOSPHERIC TIDES
WIND
METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS
RADAR CROSS SECTIONS
METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA
DIURNAL VARIATIONS
SOUNDING ROCKETS
VELOCITY
THERMAL PROPERTIES
OSCILLATION
ALASKA
MILITARY FACILITIES
GREENLAND
SUMMER
Arctic
Greenland
Thule Air Base
Thule Air
Thule
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0672752
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0672752
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Summary:Wind data from the upper mesosphere over Fort Greely, Alaska, and Thule Air Base, Greenland, are presented. The data were gathered with small meteorological rockets and radar reflective chaff in July 1967. These data show increasing easterly winds with height throughout the mesosphere at high latitudes in summer with maximum speeds up to 92 mps and mean speeds near 50 mps in the 75-80 kilometer region. Diurnal and semidiurnal oscillations are resolved and compared with current theoretical values for atmospheric thermal tides. (Author)

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