Document Type
Poster
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Annual Meeting of the Four Corners Section of the APS
Publication Date
10-15-2010
Abstract
The Andes region is an excellent natural laboratory for investigating gravity wave influences on the Upper Mesospheric and Lower Thermospheric (MLT) dynamics. The instrument suite that comprised the very successful Maui-MALT program was recently re-located to a new Andes Lidar Observatory (ALO) located at Cerro Pachon, Chile to obtain in-depth seasonal measurements of MLT dynamics over the Andes mountains. As part of the instrument set the Utah State University CEDAR Mesospheric Temperature Mapper (MTM) has operated continuously since August 2009 measuring the near infrared OH(6,2) band and the O2(0,1) Atmospheric band intensity and temperature perturbations. This poster focuses on an analysis of nightly OH temperatures and the observed variability, as well as selected gravity wave events illustrating the high wave activity and its diversity.
Recommended Citation
Pugmire, J., Criddle, N., Taylor, M., Pautet, P. D., & Zhao, Y. (2010, October 15). The First Ten Months of Investigation of Gravity Waves and Temperature Variability Over the Andes. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Four Corners Section of the APS, Ogden, UT.
Comments
Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Four Corners Section of the APS. Poster received award for "Best Graduate Presentation."
PDF of poster is available for download through link above.
This research is supported under NSF grant #0737698.