Diurnal atmospheric oscillation: 2. Thermal excitation in the upper atmosphere
Abstract
Continuing Part 1 we discuss thermal excitation of the diurnal oscillation. It is remarkable that the excited oscillation does not travel vertically but stays at a height where energy is supplied, and a daily temperature variation of several degrees Kelvin in the upper atmosphere may produce wind velocity of few tens of m/sec.
- Publication:
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Journal of Geophysical Research
- Pub Date:
- July 1966
- DOI:
- 10.1029/JZ071i013p03211
- Bibcode:
- 1966JGR....71.3211K
- Keywords:
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- Aeronomy: Tides;
- waves;
- and winds