Unexpected Occurrence of Mesospheric Frontal Gravity Wave Events Over the South Pole (90 degrees S)

• Main Authors: Pautet, P.-D., Taylor, M. J., Snively, J. B., Solorio, C.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: SelectedWorks 2019
• Subjects: Astrophysics and Astronomy; Cosmology; Relativity; and Gravity; Amundsen Scott South Pole Station; Amundsen-Scott; Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station; Austral; South Pole; Antarc*; Antarctica; South pole
• Online Access: https://works.bepress.com/jbsnively/39

Since 2010, Utah State University has operated an infrared Advanced Mesospheric Temperature Mapper at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole station to investigate the upper atmosphere dynamics and temperature deep within the vortex. A surprising number of “frontal” gravity wave events (86) were recorded in...