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Wu et al. 2005
Wu, Q., Mitchell, N.J., Killeen, T.L., Solomon, S.C. and Younger, P.T. (2005). A high-latitude 8-hour wave in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research 110: doi: 10.1029/2005JA011024. issn: 0148-0227.

We used simultaneous multimission Fabry Perot interferometer neutral wind, airglow intensity, and temperature observations at Resolute (75¿N) and meteor radar neutral wind observation at Esrange (68¿N) to study a wave event with a period of close to 8 hours. On the basis of two days' worth of observations in October, we were able to show that during this event the 8-hour wave only appeared at Resolute (75¿N) and damped from 87- to 97-km altitude with a vertical wavelength of ~35 km. The OH emission temperature 8-hour oscillation was leading that in the OH emission brightness, resulting a negative phase of Krassovsky ratio, which may be related to the damping of the wave. The 8-hour wave also appears to be affected by planetary waves, resulting in a small phase shift for the wave from the first to the second day.

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Keywords
Atmospheric Processes, Mesospheric dynamics, Atmospheric Processes, Tides and planetary waves, Atmospheric Processes, Thermospheric dynamics, Atmospheric Processes, Middle atmosphere dynamics (0341, 0342), Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Airglow and aurora, 8-hour wave, planetary waves, polar mesosphere neutral winds
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Journal of Geophysical Research
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