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Hall et al. 2005

Hall, C.M., Aso, T., Tsutsumi, M., Nozawa, S., Manson, A.H. and Meek, C.E. (2005). A comparison of mesosphere and lower thermosphere neutral winds as determined by meteor and medium-frequency radar at 70°N. Radio Science 40. doi: 10.1029/2004RS003102. issn: 0048-6604.

There has been much discussion as to the veracity of neutral wind measurements made using medium-frequency radar (MFR) employing the spaced-antenna technique. Such systems are able to operate continuously, providing information on mesosphere and lower thermosphere dynamics with typical resolutions of 3 km in altitude and 5 min in time, and thus represent a low-cost monitoring of the atmosphere. It is similarly important to be able to trust the results, and therefore we make a dedicated comparison between the Troms¿ MFR (70¿N, 19¿E) and the newly installed and colocated Nippon/Norway Troms¿ meteor radar. The agreement is particularly good between 75 and 85 km.

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Keywords
Atmospheric Processes, Mesospheric dynamics, Atmospheric Processes, Thermospheric dynamics, Atmospheric Processes, Instruments and techniques, meteor wind, medium frequency, radar, arctic, winds

Journal
Radio Science

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