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Poker Flat MST radar measurement of winds and wind variability in the mesosphere, stratosphere, and troposphere
Author(s) -
Balsley Ben B.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
radio science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1944-799X
pISSN - 0048-6604
DOI - 10.1029/rs018i006p01011
Subject(s) - stratosphere , mesosphere , troposphere , atmospheric sciences , environmental science , radar , wind speed , meteorology , geology , physics , telecommunications , computer science
The capability of the mesosphere‐stratosphere‐troposphere (MST) technique for measuring winds and wind variability in the mesosphere, stratosphere, and troposphere is demonstrated using recent results obtained from the MST radar at Poker Flat, Alaska. Mesospheric results include mean flow, tidal motions, and shorter‐term fluctuations. Stratospheric‐tropospheric results include, in addition, high‐frequency (≃15 m ) wavelike fluctuations observed in the vertical wind field.