Periodic Oscillations in the Stratosphere and Mesosphere.

Periodic fluctuations in the annual temperature and density distributions based on rocket observations at heights between 30 to 90 km are presented in terms of amplitude and phase as a function of height and latitude. The phases of the semi-annual components in arctic and subarctic regions are marke...

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Main Authors: Cole ,Allen E., Kantor,Arthur J.
Other Authors: AIR FORCE CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH LABS HANSCOM AFB MASS
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1974
Subjects:
Atmospheric Physics
*MESOSPHERE
*STRATOSPHERE
*ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDING
ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE
AMPLITUDE
OSCILLATION
HEIGHT
ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY
PERIODIC VARIATIONS
LATITUDE
PHASE MEASUREMENT
Arctic
Subarctic
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA003396
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Summary:Periodic fluctuations in the annual temperature and density distributions based on rocket observations at heights between 30 to 90 km are presented in terms of amplitude and phase as a function of height and latitude. The phases of the semi-annual components in arctic and subarctic regions are markedly different at levels in the upper stratosphere if the analyses are based on monthly medians rather than monthly means. Means and medians are considerably different at these altitudes during the winter months in this region due to stratospheric and mesospheric warmings.

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