Survey of Extended Strong Vertical Shear Regions of Horizontal Winds from the MIGHTI Experiment on the ICON Mission.
Abstract
The MIGHTI instrument on the ICON Explorer Mission measures horizontal winds in the upper atmosphere between 90 - 300 km. These vertical wind profiles, at times, exhibit strong shears, which can extend over several kilometers. Here we present a survey of these extended strong shear regions as measured between mission launch in 2019 through 2022. We examine the shear regions by season, latitude, and longitude.
- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2022
- Bibcode:
- 2022AGUFMSA55B1402M