Winds and tides in the mid-latitude Southern Hemisphere upper mesosphere recorded with the Falkland Islands SuperDARN radar

Meteor wind data from the first year of operation of the Falkland Islands SuperDARN radar (52° S, 59° W) are used to characterize the atmospheric tides and background winds in the upper mesosphere above the South Atlantic. Strong (>40 m s<sup>−1</sup>) semidiurnal tides are observe...

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Main Authors: R. E. Hibbins, M. P. Freeman, S. E. Milan, J. M. Ruohoniemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-11-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/29/1985/2011/angeo-29-1985-2011.pdf