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Seasonal variation of wave activities near the mesopause region observed at King Sejong Station (62.22°S, 58.78°W), Antarctica

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Title
Seasonal variation of wave activities near the mesopause region observed at King Sejong Station (62.22°S, 58.78°W), Antarctica
Other Titles
남극세종기지에서 관측한 중간권계면 부근 대기 파동 활동의 계절적 변화
Authors
Lee, Changsup
Dong L. Wu
Young-In Won
Jee, Geonhwa
Kim, Jeong-Han
Yong Ha Kim
Subject
Geochemistry & GeophysicsMeteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Keywords
Antarctic vortexGravity waveMeteor radarNeutral windsTide
Issue Date
2013
Publisher
Elsevier
Citation
Lee, Changsup, et al. 2013. "Seasonal variation of wave activities near the mesopause region observed at King Sejong Station (62.22°S, 58.78°W), Antarctica". Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 105(0): 30-38.
Abstract
We analyzed the neutral wind data at altitudes of 80 ? 100 km obtained from a VHF meteor radar at King Sejong Station (KSS, 62.22°S, 58.78°W), a key location to study wave activities above the stratospheric vortex near the Antarctic Peninsula. The seasonal behavior of the semidiurnal tides is generally consistent with the prediction of Global Scale Wave Model (GSWM02) except in the altitude region above ~96 km. Gravity wave (GW) activities inferred from the neutral wind variances show a seasonal variation very similar to the semidiurnal tide amplitudes, suggesting a strong interaction between gravity waves and the tide. Despite the consistent seasonal variations of the GW wind variances observed at the adjacent Rothera station, the magnitudes of the wind variance obtained at KSS are much larger than those at Rothera, especially during May-September. The enhanced GW activity at KSS is also observed by Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) from space in its temperature variance. The observed large wind variances at KSS imply that the Antarctic vortex in the stratosphere may act as an effective filter and source for the GWs in the upper atmosphere. Peninsula. The seasonal behavior of the semidiurnal tides is generally consistent with the prediction of Global Scale Wave Model (GSWM02) except in the altitude region above ~96 km. Gravity wave (GW) activities inferred from the neutral wind variances show a seasonal variation very similar to the semidiurnal tide amplitudes, suggesting a strong interaction between gravity waves and the tide. Despite the consistent seasonal variations of the GW wind variances observed at the adjacent Rothera station, the magnitudes of the wind variance obtained at KSS are much larger than those at Rothera, especially during May-September. The enhanced GW activity at KSS is also observed by Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) from space in its temperature variance. The observed large wind variances at KSS imply that the Antarctic vortex in the stratosphere may act as an effective filter and source for the GWs in the upper atmosphere.
URI
https://repository.kopri.re.kr/handle/201206/6278
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2013.07.006
Type
Article
Indexed
SCI
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2012-2013, Reconstruction and Observation of Components for the Southern and Northern Annular Mode to Investigate the Cause of Polar Climate Change (12-13) / Kim, Seong-Joong (PE12010; PE13010)
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