Articles | Volume 19, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-4485-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-4485-2019
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05 Apr 2019
Research article |  | 05 Apr 2019

Can VHF radars at polar latitudes measure mean vertical winds in the presence of PMSE?

Nikoloz Gudadze, Gunter Stober, and Jorge L. Chau

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We show a possibility of measuring mean vertical winds during the summer months using polar mesosphere summer echo (PMSE) observations. Middle Atmosphere Alomar Radar System observations of PMSE five-beam radial velocities are analysed to obtain the results. We found that sampling issues are the reason for bias in vertical wind measurements at the edges of PMSE altitudes. However, the PMSE is a good tracer for the mean vertical wind estimation at the central altitudes with its peak occurrence.
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