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Imaging Mountain Waves Over the Andes
Document Type
Poster
Journal/Book Title/Conference
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2018
Location
Washington, D.C.
Publication Date
12-13-2018
Abstract
Andes Lidar Observatory (ALO). As part of an instrument suite, the Utah State University (USU) Mesospheric Temperature Mapper (MTM) was deployed at Cerro Pachon, Chile (30°S), in 2009. Multi-instrument measurements of mountain waves (MW) have been obtained on a campaign basis.
Rio Grande Observatory (RGO): a new USU Advanced Temperature Mapper (AMTM) was deployed in Argentina in 2017, together with the DLR CORAL Rayleigh lidar, to complement existing SAAMER radar and optical instruments to study MW signatures over the world largest "hot spot".
In parallel, we report a new measurement capability by the NASA Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) satellite, enabling large-field imaging of stratospheric (50-55 km) gravity waves.
This presentation focuses on several identified mesospheric MWs over ALO and RGO, and stratospheric MW measurements by CIPS.
Recommended Citation
Taylor, Mike J.; Zhao, Y.; Pautet, P.-D.; Pugmire, J. R.; Smith, S. M.; Randall, C. E.; Liu, A. Z.; Carstens, J.; France, J.; Vargas, F.; Hecht, J.; and Russell, J. M. III, "Imaging Mountain Waves Over the Andes" (2018). All Physics Faculty Publications. Paper 2172.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/physics_facpub/2172
