Regional variations of mesospheric gravity-wave momentum flux over Antarctica

• Published in: Annales Geophysicae
• Main Authors: Espy, P.J., Hibbins, R.E., Swenson, G.R., Tang, J., Taylor, M.J., Riggin, D.M., Fritts, D.C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus 2006
• Subjects: Atmospheric Sciences; Antarctic; Austral; Rothera; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/45/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/45/1/angeo-24-81-2006.pdf; http://www.ann-geophys.net/24/81/2006/angeo-24-81-2006.html

Images of mesospheric airglow and radar-wind measurements have been combined to estimate the difference in the vertical flux of horizontal momentum carried by high-frequency gravity waves over two dissimilar Antarctic stations. Rothera (67° S, 68° W) is situated in the mountains of the Peninsula nea...