Mid-Latitude Measurements of Mesospheric Bore Events and Their Association With Temperature Inversion Layers

Authors

A. F. Medeiros, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
M. J. Taylor, Utah State University
J. Fechine, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)
C. M. Weasse, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)
H. Takahashi, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)
R. A. Buriti, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
M. G. Mlynczak, NASA Langley Research Center
J. M. C. Russell, Hampton University

Document Type

Poster

Journal/Book Title/Conference

AGU Fall 2006 Meeting

Publication Date

12-2006

Abstract

All-sky measurements of mesospheric gravity waves in the near infrared OH, O₂(0,1) and the visible Ol(557.7 nm) nightglow emissions have been made from Bear Lake Observatory (BLO), Utah (41.6° N, 111.6° W) as part of a collaborative program with the NASA TIMED satellite. The image data were obtained over a 1-year period (2002) and have been used to investigate the occurrence and properties of undular mesospheric bore events, which are usually characterized by a sharp leading front followed by a coherent short-period wave train that grows with time. This poster describes the differing properties of over 50 bore-like events observed near simultaneously in the three nightglow emissions, and their association with mesospheric temperature inversion layers as detected by the SABER instrument onboard the TIMED satellite.

Recommended Citation

Medeiros, A. F.; Taylor, M. J.; Fechine, J.; Weasse, C. M.; Takahashi, H.; Buriti, R. A.; Mlynczak, M. G.; and Russell, J. M. C., "Mid-Latitude Measurements of Mesospheric Bore Events and Their Association With Temperature Inversion Layers" (2006). All Physics Faculty Publications. Paper 2198.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/physics_facpub/2198