Long-term observations of mean winds and tides in the upper mesosphere and lower thermosphere above Scott Base, Antarctica

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 67, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 1480-1496

  Baumgaertner, A J G ^a   McDonald, A J ^a   Fraser, G J ^a   Plank, G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Climate change and variability; Mesosphere lower thermosphere dynamics; QBO; Solar cycle; Tides

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DYNAMICS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; SOLAR ENERGY; WIND EFFECTS;

CLIMATE VARIABILITY; MESOSPHERE LOWER THERMOSPHERE DYNAMICS; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION (QBO); SOLAR CYCLES;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC TIDE; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SOLAR CYCLE; THERMOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WIND VELOCITY;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; ROSS ISLAND; SCOTT BASE;

EID: 28444433038     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2005.07.018     Document Type: Article

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