Articles | Volume 17, issue 21
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-13345-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-13345-2017
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10 Nov 2017
Research article |  | 10 Nov 2017

Winds and temperatures of the Arctic middle atmosphere during January measured by Doppler lidar

Jens Hildebrand, Gerd Baumgarten, Jens Fiedler, and Franz-Josef Lübken

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We present altitude profiles of winds and temperatures in the Arctic strato- and mesosphere obtained during three Januaries. The data show large year-to-year variations. We compare the observations to model data. For monthly mean profiles we find good agreement below 55 km altitude but also differences of up to 20 K and 20 m s-1 above. The fluctuations during single nights indicate gravity waves. The kinetic energy of such waves is typically 5 to 10 times larger than their potential energy.
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