Long‐Term Variability and Tendencies in Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere Winds From Meteor Radar Observations Over Esrange (67.9°N, 21.1°E)

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
• Main Authors: Ramesh, K., Mitchell, Nicholas J., Hindley, Neil P., Moffat-Griffin, Tracy
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Geophysical Union 2024
• Subjects: Esrange; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/537229/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/537229/1/JGR%20Atmospheres%20-%202024%20-%20Ramesh%20-%20Long%E2%80%90Term%20Variability%20and%20Tendencies%20in%20Mesosphere%20and%20Lower%20Thermosphere%20Winds%20From.pdf; https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023JD040404

Long-term variabilities of monthly zonal (U) and meridional winds (V) in northern polar mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT, ∼80–100 km) are investigated using meteor radar observations during 1999–2022 over Esrange (67.9°N, 21.1°E). The summer (June-August) mean zonal winds are characterized by...