Comparison of mesopause region meteor radar winds,medium frequency radar winds and low frequency drifts over Germany |
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| Authors: | Ch Jacobi C Arras D Kürschner W Singer P Hoffmann D Keuer |
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| Institution: | 1. Institute for Meteorology, University of Leipzig, Stephanstrasse 3, 04103 Leipzig, Germany;2. GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, Department 1, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany;3. Institute of Geophysics and Geology, University of Leipzig, Collm Observatory, 04779 Wermsdorf, Germany;4. Leibniz-Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Schlossstrasse 6, 18225 Kühlungsborn, Germany |
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| Abstract: | During 2004 and 2005 measurements of mesospheric/lower thermospheric (80–100 km) winds have been carried out in Germany using three different ground-based systems, namely a meteor radar (36.2 MHz) at the Collm Observatory (51.3°N, 13°E), a MF radar (3.18 MHz) at Juliusruh (54.6°N, 13.4°E) and the LF D1 measurements using a transmitter (177 kHz) at Zehlendorf near Berlin and receivers at Collm with the reflection point at 52.1°N, 13.2°E. This provides the possibility of comparing the results of different radar systems in nearly the same measuring volume. Meteor radar winds are generally stronger than the winds observed by MF and especially by LF radars. This difference is small near 80 km but increases with height. The difference between meteor radar and medium frequency radar winds is larger during winter than during summer, which might indicate an indirect influence of gravity waves on spaced antenna measurements. |
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| Keywords: | Mesosphere/lower thermosphere Radar winds Middle atmosphere dynamics |
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