Highlights Significant tidal amplitudes are observed prior to the sudden stratospheric warming. Dissipation of the upward propagating tides are indicated. Evident signature of tide-planetary wave nonlinear interaction is found.

    Abstract Investigation of the middle atmospheric tidal response to the September 2002 sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) is carried out from a Southern hemispheric extra-tropical location Cachoeira Paulista (22.7°S, 45°W) using meteor radar observations and reanalysis database. Significant diurnal and semidiurnal tidal amplitudes are found in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT) a few days prior to the warming onset consistent with the high latitude observations. In the troposphere and stratosphere (TS) the tidal amplitudes attain higher value during the main phase of the warming which decrease subsequently. The simultaneous enhancement of the tidal amplitudes in the TS and diminution in the MLT may imply strong dissipation of the upward propagating tides during the SSW at present location. An evident signature of the tide-planetary wave coupling due to nonlinear interactions is found. A preferential modulation of the tidal amplitudes by long/short period planetary waves are observed in the MLT/TS. The migrating diurnal tide (DW1) and nonmigrating semidiurnal tide (SW1) at 10 hPa pressure level show considerable variability during the warming episode.


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    Title :

    On the variability of tides during a major stratospheric sudden warming in September 2002 at Southern hemispheric extra-tropical latitude


    Contributors:
    Guharay, A. (author) / Batista, P.P. (author)

    Published in:

    Advances in Space Research ; 63 , 8 ; 2337-2344


    Publication date :

    2018-12-28


    Size :

    8 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English