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EP: Fachverband Extraterrestrische Physik
EP 4: Near Earth Space II
EP 4.1: Invited Talk
Tuesday, August 31, 2021, 16:30–17:00, H8
Using multiple radar stations to examine atmospheric tides and their variability — •Patrick Espy1,2, Willem van Caspel1,2, and Robert Hibbins1,2 — 1Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway — 2Birkeland Centre for Space Science, Bergen, Norway
Atmospheric tides and planetary waves (PWs) play an important role in shaping the day-to-day and seasonal variability of the Mesosphere-Lower-Thermosphere (MLT). Measurements of tidal and PW variability in the mid-latitude MLT have however remained sparse. This study uses a new analysis technique on the meteor radar winds from a longitudinal array of SuperDARN radars. These provide hourly measurements of the meridional wind at ~95km altitude from which we are able to investigate tides and PWs in the MLT at 65 degrees North. Using the array of SuperDARNs, we can identify east and westward traveling S1, S2 and S3 wave components over a broad range of frequencies spanning tidal to planetary wave oscillations. We present a study of the variability of the migrating and non-migrating tides and the longitudinal variability resulting from their interaction. Additionally we examine the variability of the 2 and 5-day waves in the MLT, and their interaction with tides during stratospheric warming events.