Neutral air density variations during strong planetary wave activity in the mesopause region derived from meteor radar observations

• Published in: Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics
• Main Authors: Stober, G., Jacobi, C., Matthias, V., Hoffmann, P., Gerding, M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Science 2012
• Subjects: 570 Life sciences; biology; 620 Engineering; 500 Science; 530 Physics; Andøya
• Online Access: https://boris.unibe.ch/186167/1/1-s2.0-S136468261100280X-main.pdf; https://boris.unibe.ch/186167/

Meteor radar observations of upper mesospheric/lower thermospheric winds and temperatures are suitable to investigate planetary waves in the mesosphere. Here we present a case study of the winter season 2009/2010 for two mid-latitude stations at the edge of the polar vortex and one station within th...