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Articles | Volume 25, issue 7
Articles | Volume 25, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-4053-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-4053-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 25, issue 7
Research article
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10 Apr 2025
Research article |  | 10 Apr 2025

Momentum flux characteristics of vertically propagating gravity waves

Prosper K. Nyassor, Cristiano M. Wrasse, Igo Paulino, Erdal Yiğit, Vera Y. Tsali-Brown, Ricardo A. Buriti, Cosme A. O. B. Figueiredo, Gabriel A. Giongo, Fábio Egito, Oluwasegun M. Adebayo, Hisao Takahashi, and Delano Gobbi

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This work explores the dynamics of the momentum and energy of propagating mesospheric gravity waves (GWs). A photometer was used to observe the vertical component of the GWs, whereas the horizontal component was observed by an all-sky imager. Using the parameters from these two instruments and background wind from meteor radar, the momentum flux and potential energy of the GWs were determined and studied. It is noted that the dynamics of the downward-propagating GWs were controlled by observed ducts.
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