Small-Scale Structure and Turbulence Observed in MAP/WINE
Abstract
During MAP/WINE small scale structure and turbulence in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere was studied in situ by rocket-borne instruments as well as from the ground by remote sensing techniques. The eight salvoes launched during the campaign resulted in a wealth of information on the dynamical structure of these regions. The experimental results are reviewed and their interpretation is discussed in terms of gravity waves and turbulence. It is shown that eddy diffusion coefficients and turbulent energy dissipation rates may be derived from the in situ measurements in a consistent manner. The observations are also shown to be consistent with the hypothesis that turbulence can be created by a process of gravity wave saturation.
- Publication:
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Middle Atmosphere Program. Handbook for MAP, volume 27
- Pub Date:
- April 1989
- Bibcode:
- 1989maph...27..226B
- Keywords:
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- Atmospheric Composition;
- Atmospheric Turbulence;
- Wave Propagation;
- Winter;
- Atmospheric Circulation;
- Atmospheric Density;
- Diffusion Coefficient;
- Energy Dissipation;
- Gravity Waves;
- Remote Sensing;
- Turbulent Diffusion;
- Geophysics