VHF radar measurements of momentum flux in the summer polar mesosphere over Andenes (69°N,16°E), Norway

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dc.contributor.authorReid, I.
dc.contributor.authorRuster, R.
dc.contributor.authorCzechowsky, P.
dc.contributor.authorSchmidt, G.
dc.date.issued1988
dc.description.abstract<jats:p>The mobile SOUSY VHF (53.5 MHz) radar, located near Andenes on the island of Andoya in Northern Norway, has been used to measure the upward flux of horizontal momentum per unit mass associated with gravity waves and turbulence near the summer polar mesopause. Here we describe the experiment and present some preliminary results. When averaged over a period of about three hours, magnitudes of are found to reach a maximum value of 66 m² s<jats:sup>−2</jats:sup> near the peak of the so‐called Polar Mesopause Summer Echo (PMSE). The PMSE itself appears to exhibit substantial aspect sensitivity.</jats:p>
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityIain M. Reid, Rüdiger Rüster, Peter Czechowsky, Gerhardt Schmidt
dc.identifier.citationGeophysical Research Letters, 1988; 15(11):1263-1266
dc.identifier.doi10.1029/GL015i011p01263
dc.identifier.issn0094-8276
dc.identifier.issn1944-8007
dc.identifier.orcidReid, I. [0000-0003-2340-9047]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/73621
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAmerican Geophysical Union
dc.rightsCopyright 1988 by the American Geophysical Union
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1029/gl015i011p01263
dc.titleVHF radar measurements of momentum flux in the summer polar mesosphere over Andenes (69°N,16°E), Norway
dc.title.alternativeVHF radar measurements of momentum flux in the summer polar mesosphere over Andenes (69degreesN,16degreesE), Norway
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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