Observation of Gravity Waves at the Polar Night Jet

• Main Authors: Strelnikova, I., Baumgarten, G., Gerding, M., Fiedler, J., Wing, R.
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Alomar; Norway; Northern Norway; polar night
• Online Access: https://gfzpublic.gfz-potsdam.de/pubman/item/item_5021752

The polar night jet develops at high latitudes in the altitude range 30 to 70 km in winter time. The polar night jet (PNJ) shows the highest mean wind speeds observed in the atmosphere and likely plays an important role in multi-step vertical coupling not only from the ground, but also from the uppe...