Polar middle atmosphere dynamics

• Main Author: Dowdy, Andrew J.
• Other Authors: Reid, Iain Murray, Vincent, Bob, School of Chemistry and Physics
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: meteorology and atmospheric dynamics; atmosphere observations; polar regions; Antartica Artic regions; Antarctic; Arctic; Rothera; The Antarctic; Andenes; Antarc*; antartic*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2440/38004

The dynamics of the polar mesosphere and lower thermosphere ( MLT ) is investigated using MF radars at Davis ( 69 ° S, 78 ° E ), Syowa ( 69 ° S, 40 ° E ) and Rothera ( 68 ° S, 68 ° W ) in the Antarctic, and Poker Flat ( 65 ° N, 147 ° W ) and Andenes ( 69 ° N, 16 ° E ) in the Arctic. Mean winds and g...