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Observations of vertical motions in the troposphere and lower stratosphere using three closely spaced ST radars
Author(s) -
Ecklund W. L.,
Balsley B. B.,
Carter D. A.,
Riddle A. C.,
Crochet M.,
Garello R.
Publication year - 1985
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/rs020i006p01196
Subject(s) - troposphere , stratosphere , radar , meteorology , atmospheric sciences , environmental science , horizontal and vertical , wind speed , geology , geodesy , physics , telecommunications , computer science
Three closely spaced vertical clear‐air radar sites were installed and operated in Southern France during the Alpex experiment. This United States‐France cooperative effort was designed to determine atmospheric wave parameters in the troposphere and lower stratosphere. In this report we describe the experiment, give an overview of the data and present vertical wind speed power spectra. We also show spatial coherences obtained between heights and between radar sites.