Geostrophic wind fields in the stratosphere and mesosphere from satellite data

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dc.contributor.authorOberheide, J.
dc.contributor.authorLehmacher, G.
dc.contributor.authorOffermann, D.
dc.contributor.authorGrossmann, K.
dc.contributor.authorManson, A.
dc.contributor.authorMeek, C.
dc.contributor.authorSchmidlin, F.
dc.contributor.authorSinger, W.
dc.contributor.authorHoffmann, P.
dc.contributor.authorVincent, R.
dc.date.issued2002
dc.descriptionCopyright 2002 by the American Geophysical Union.
dc.description.abstractDaily maps of horizontally resolved zonal and meridional geostrophic wind fields in the altitude range of 20–90 km were obtained from the Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometers and Telescopes for the Atmosphere (CRISTA) experiment during November 1994 and August 1997. Results are compared with zonal mean zonal winds from climatological sources and with assimilated data from standard analyses. Correlative data from ground-based and balloon- and rocket-borne measurements are used to validate the CRISTA winds. The comparisons show that geostrophic wind fields from high spatial resolution satellite-borne temperature measurements are a good approximation for the winds in the middle atmosphere up to mesopause heights. Therefore, they may be used as input for further modeling efforts particularly in the mesosphere, where no wind data from standard analyses are available.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityJ. Oberheide, G. A. Lehmacher, D. Offermann, K. U. Grossmann, A. H. Manson, C. E. Meek, F. J. Schmidlin, W. Singer, P. Hoffmann, and R. A. Vincent
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Geophysical Research, 2002; 107 (D23)(8175):3-1-3-18
dc.identifier.doi10.1029/2001JD000655
dc.identifier.issn0148-0227
dc.identifier.issn2169-8996
dc.identifier.orcidVincent, R. [0000-0001-6559-6544]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/38914
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAmer Geophysical Union
dc.source.urihttp://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2002/2001JD000655.shtml
dc.titleGeostrophic wind fields in the stratosphere and mesosphere from satellite data
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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