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Wu et al. 1993

Wu, D.L., Hays, P.B., Skinner, W.R., Marshall, A.R., Burrage, M.D., Lieberman, R.S. and Ortland, D.A. (1993). Observations of the quasi 2-day wave from the High Resolution Doppler Imager on Uars. Geophysical Research Letters 20: doi: 10.1029/93GL03008. issn: 0094-8276.

A strong westward traveling oscillation, with a period of 2 days and zonal wave number 3, is observed in the mesospheric and lower thermospheric winds from the High Resolution Doppler Imager on the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite. The important events happen in January, July, and September/October, of which the occurrence in January is the strongest with an amplitude over 60 ms-1. Detailed analyses for the periods of January 1992 and January 1993 reveal a cause-and-effect relationship in the wave developing process at 95 km. The global structure of the wave amplitude and phase are also presented. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1993

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Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Middle atmosphere dynamics, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Thermospheric dynamics, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Waves and tides, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Evolution of the atmosphere

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Geophysical Research Letters
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