Gravity-wave momentum fluxes in the mesosphere over Ascension Island (8° S, 14° W) and the anomalous zonal winds of the semi-annual oscillation in 2002
Anomalously strong westward winds during the first phase of the equatorial mesospheric semi-annual oscillation (MSAO) have been attributed to unusual filtering conditions producing exceptional gravity-wave fluxes. We test this hypothesis using meteor-radar measurements made over Ascension Island...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2016-03-01
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| Series: | Annales Geophysicae |
| Online Access: | https://www.ann-geophys.net/34/323/2016/angeo-34-323-2016.pdf |