Imaging Mountain Waves Over the Andes

Authors

Mike J. Taylor, Utah State UniversityFollow
Y. Zhao, Utah State University
P.-D. Pautet, Utah State University
J. R. Pugmire, Snow College
S. M. Smith, Boston University
C. E. Randall, University of Colorado
A. Z. Liu, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
J. Carstens, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
J. France
F. Vargas, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
J. Hecht, The Aerospace Corporation
J. M. Russell III, Hampton University

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