Highlights Advanced meteor radar is used to study SSW effects on the tropical mesosphere. Maximum wind reversal (∼37 m/s) noticed at 80 km. The 14–16 day waves are observed during the minor SSW like a major SSW. Large SDT enhancement (∼30 m/s) is noticed in the zonal wind.
Abstract The observations of the advanced meteor radar at the Indian tropical station Tirupati (13.63°N, 79.4°E) have been used to investigate the effects of the 2017 minor Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) on the tropical mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT). The episodic minor warmings were observed in February 2017 with the gain of ∼40 K in the polar stratospheric temperature (PST), followed by a weakening of the eastward wind by 27 m/s. The observations show the large temporal variations in the zonal wind at 75–80 km during the SSW. We report the occurrence of 14–16 day waves in the MLT zonal wind during SSW and the secondary waves (2–7 days) in the meridional wind after SSW. A large enhancement (∼30 m/s) is observed in the amplitude of the semi-diurnal tide (SDT) during the SSW. The present results are similar to those observed during the major SSW. Therefore, the present results stress that the studies of minor SSW on the tropical MLT dynamics must be important.
Advanced meteor radar observations of mesospheric dynamics during 2017 minor SSW over the tropical region
Advances in Space Research ; 64 , 10 ; 1940-1947
2019-05-24
8 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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