Variability of the mesospheric wind field at middle and Arctic latitudes in winter and its relation to stratospheric circulation disturbances |
| |
| Institution: | 1. Key Laboratory of Applied Genetics of Universities in Fujian Province, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, PR China;2. National Education Ministry, Key Laboratory of Plant Genetic Improvement and Comprehensive Utilization, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, PR China;3. College of Crop Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, PR China;1. Department of Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People''s Republic of China (X.M., S.C., J.L., S.R., J.Z., MZ.);2. Department of Radiology, Lishui People''s Hospital, Dazhong Road, Zhejiang, People''s Republic of China (X.P.);1. Shanghai Environmental Monitoring Center, Shanghai, 200030, China;2. Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China;3. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA;4. Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan;5. Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department, Hong Kong, China;6. State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Atmospheric chemistry & Aerosol Division, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China |
| |
| Abstract: | Continuous wind observations allow detailed investigations of the upper mesosphere circulation in winter and its coupling with the lower atmosphere. During winter the mesospheric/lower thermospheric wind field is characterized by a strong variability. Causes of this behaviour are planetary wave activity and related stratospheric warming events. Reversals of the dominating eastward directed mean zonal winds in winter to summerly westward directed winds are often observed in connection with stratospheric warmings. In particular, the amplitude and duration of these wind reversals are closely related to disturbances of the dynamical regime of the upper stratosphere.The occurrence of long-period wind oscillations and wind reversals in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere in relation to planetary wave activity and circulation disturbances in the stratosphere has been studied for 12 winters covering the years 1989–2000 on the basis of MF radar wind observations at Juliusruh (55°N, since 1989) and Andenes (69°N, since 1998). Mesospheric wind oscillations with long-periods between 10 and 18 days are observed during the presence of enhanced planetary wave activity in the stratosphere and are combined with a reversal of the meridional temperature gradient of the stratosphere or with upper stratospheric warmings. |
| |
| Keywords: | |
| 本文献已被 ScienceDirect 等数据库收录！ |
|
