Initial MST radar observations of upper tropospheric-lower stratospheric duct-like structures over Jicamarca, Peru

Persistent wind jet structures along zonal and meridional fields, believed to be caused by stationary gravity waves, were detected in February 1999 in mesosphere-stratosphere-troposphere (MST) radar wind measurements of the troposphere and lower stratosphere over Jicamarca, Peru. Over a continuous s...

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Main Authors: Z. Li, S. Naqvi, A. J. Gerrard, J. L. Chau, Y. Bhattacharya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-11-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/12/11085/2012/acp-12-11085-2012.pdf