Table of Contents: EPS, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8)

Contents: Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 455-906, 1999

Dynamics and Structure of the Mesopause Region (DYSMER)

Preface
David C. Fritts, Gordon G. Shepherd, and Toshitaka Tsuda (Guest editors of this special issue of EPS)
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), p. 455, 1999
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The vorticity dynamics of instability and turbulence in a breaking internal gravity wave
David C. Fritts, Steve Arendt, and Øyvind Andreassen
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 457-473, 1999
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Toward an ultra-simple spectral gravity wave para for general circulation models
Christopher D. Warner and Michael E. McIntyre
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 475-484, 1999
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A non-hydrostatic and compressible 2-D model simulation of Internal Gravity Waves generated by convection
Kenshi Goya and Saburo Miyahara
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 485-498, 1999
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Turbulence-induced fluctuations in ionization and application to PMSE
R. J. Hill, D. E. Gibson-Wilde, J. A. Werne, and D. C. Fritts
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 499-513, 1999
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Seasonal variation of turbulent energy dissipation rates in the polar mesosphere: a comparison of methods
C. M. Hall, U.-P. Hoppe, T. A. Blix, E. V. Thrane, A. H. Manson, and C. E. Meek
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 515-524, 1999
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The dynamical parameters of turbulence theory as they apply to middle atmosphere studies
W. K. Hocking
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 525-541, 1999
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Gravity wave spectra, directions and wave interactions: Global MLT-MFR network
Alan H. Manson, Chris E. Meek, Chris Hall, Wayne K. Hocking, John MacDougall, Steven Franke, Kiyoshi Igarashi, Dennis Riggin, David C. Fritts, and Robert A. Vincent
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 543-562, 1999
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Modulation of the mesospheric semiannual oscillation by the quasibiennial oscillation
Rolando R. Garcia and Fabrizio Sassi
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 563-569, 1999
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QBO effects on the diurnal tide in the upper atmosphere
M. E. Hagan, M. D. Burrage, J. M. Forbes, J. Hackney, W. J. Randel, and X. Zhang
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 571-578, 1999
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Coordinated radar observations of atmospheric diurnal tides in equatorial regions
Toshitaka Tsuda, Kazunori Ohnishi, Fusako Isoda, Takuji Nakamura, Robert A. Vincent, Iain M. Reid, Sri Woro B. Harijono, Tien Sribimawati, Agus Nuryanto, and Harsono Wiryosumarto
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 579-592, 1999
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Planetary scale and tidal perturbations in mesospheric temperature observed by WINDII
M. G. Shepherd, W. E. Ward, B. Prawirosoehardjo, R. G. Roble, S.-P. Zhang, and D. Y. Wang
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 593-610, 1999
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Dynamics of the lower thermosphere over South Pole from meteor radar wind measurements
J. M. Forbes, Yu. I. Portnyagin, N. A. Makarov, S. E. Palo, E. G. Merzlyakov, and X. Zhang
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 611-620, 1999
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Spatial structure of the 12-hour wave in the Antarctic as observed by radar
D. M. Riggin, D. C. Fritts, M. J. Jarvis, and G. O. L. Jones
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 621-628, 1999
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Middle atmosphere effects of the quasi-two-day wave determined from a General Circulation Model
Scott E. Palo, Raymond G. Roble, and Maura E. Hagan
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 629-647, 1999
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Observation of low frequency Kelvin waves in the mesosphere
Anne K. Smith
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 649-656, 1999
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Coordinated observations of the dynamics and coupling processes of mesosphere and lower thermosphere winds with MF radars at the middle-high latitude
K. Igarashi, Y. Murayama, K. Hocke, R. Yamazaki, M. Kunitake, M. Nagayama, and I. Nishimuta
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 657-664, 1999
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Longitudinal variations in planetary wave activity in the equatorial mesosphere
S. Kovalam, R. A. Vincent, I. M. Reid, T. Tsuda, T. Nakamura, K. Ohnishi, A. Nuryanto, and H. Wiryosumarto
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 665-674, 1999
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Seasonal variations of 3.0~3.8-day ultra-fast Kelvin waves observed with a meteor wind radar and radiosonde in Indonesia
S. Yoshida, T. Tsuda, A. Shimizu, and T. Nakamura
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 675-684, 1999
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Mesospheric winds derived from SuperDARN HF radar meteor echoes at Halley, Antarctica
Barbara Jenkins and Martin J. Jarvis
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 685-689, 1999
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Meteor observations with an MF radar
Masaki Tsutsumi, David Holdsworth, Takuji Nakamura, and Iain Reid
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 691-699, 1999
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Some results of comparison between the lower thermosphere zonal winds as seen by the ground-based radars and WINDII on UARS
Yu. I. Portnyagin, T. V. Solovjova, and D. Y. Wang
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 701-709, 1999
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Some results of S-transform analysis of the transient planetary-scale wind oscillations in the lower thermosphere
Yu. I. Portnyagin, E. G. Merzlyakov, Ch. Jacobi, N. J. Mitchell, H. G. Muller, A. H. Manson, W. Singer, P. Hoffmann, and A. N. Fachrutdinova
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 711-717, 1999
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Cooperative wind observation in the upper mesosphere and lower thermosphere with foil chaff technique, the MU radar, and Yamagawa MF radar
Y. Murayama, K. Igarashi, I. Nishimuta, R. Yamazaki, K.-I. Oyama, T. Tsuda, T. Nakamura, S. Fukao, H.-U. Widdel, and K. Schlegel
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 719-729, 1999
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Simultaneous measurements of dynamical structure in the mesopause region with lidars and MU radar
K. Kobayashi, T. Kitahara, T. D. Kawahara, Y. Saito, A. Nomura, T. Nakamura, T. Tsuda, M. Abo, C. Nagasawa, and M. Tsutsumi
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 731-739, 1999
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Simultaneous observations with a sodium lidar and an MF radar during PREASA-2 campaign
Hu Xiong, Xun-jie Zhang, Shun-sheng Gong, and Kiyoshi Igarashi
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 741-743, 1999
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Lagrangian transport experiments in the MLT region
S. Watanabe, S. Miyahara, and Y. Miyoshi
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 745-750, 1999
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The gradient wind in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere
Ruth S. Lieberman
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 751-761, 1999
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Numerical simulation of the 5-day and 16-day waves in the mesopause region
Yasunobu Miyoshi
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 763-772, 1999
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Simulation of planetary waves and their influence on the zonally averaged circulation in the middle atmosphere
Alexander Pogoreltsev
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 773-784, 1999
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Observations of mesospheric sporadic sodium layers with the MU radar and sodium lidars
Hirohisa Miyagawa, Takuji Nakamura, Toshitaka Tsuda, Makoto Abo, Chikao Nagasawa, Takuya D. Kawahara, Keiji Kobayashi, Tsukasa Kitahara, and Akio Nomura
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 785-797, 1999
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Modelling of positively charged aerosols in the polar summer mesopause region
Markus Rapp and Franz-Josef Lübken
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 799-807, 1999
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Observed "long-term" temperature change in a midlatitude mesopause region in response to external perturbations
David A. Krueger and C. Y. She
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 809-814, 1999
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Observations in the polar middle atmosphere by rocket-borne Rayleigh lidar: First results
Ulf-Peter Hoppe, Torkild Eriksen, Eivind V. Thrane, Tom A. Blix, Jens Fiedler, and Franz-Josef Lübken
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 815-824, 1999
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Rayleigh lidar observations of temperature over Tsukuba: winter thermal structure and comparison studies
S. P. Namboothiri, N. Sugimoto, H. Nakane, I. Matsui, and Y. Murayama
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 825-832, 1999
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Dynamics of Neutral Wind in the polar region observed with two Fabry-Perot Interferometers
M. Ishii, S. Oyama, S. Nozawa, R. Fujii, E. Sagawa, S. Watari, and H. Shinagawa
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 833-844, 1999
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Variability in MLT dynamics and species concentrations as observed by WINDII
Gordon G. Shepherd, Shengpan Zhang, and Xialong Wang
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 845-853, 1999
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The influence of photochemistry on gravity waves in the middle atmosphere
Jiyao Xu
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 855-861, 1999
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Response of the airglow OH emission, temperature and mesopause wind to the atmospheric wave propagation over Shigaraki, Japan
H. Takahashi, P. P. Batista, R. A. Buriti, D. Gobbi, T. Nakamura, T. Tsuda, and S. Fukao
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 863-875, 1999
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Comparison of terdiurnal tidal oscillations in mesospheric OH rotational temperature and Na lidar temperature measurements at mid-latitudes for fall/spring conditions
M. J. Taylor, W. R. Pendleton Jr., C. S. Gardner, and R. J. States
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 877-885, 1999
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Development of Optical Mesosphere Thermosphere Imagers (OMTI)
K. Shiokawa, Y. Katoh, M. Satoh, M. K. Ejiri, T. Ogawa, T. Nakamura, T. Tsuda, and R. H. Wiens
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 887-896, 1999
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Seasonal variations of gravity wave structures in OH airglow with a CCD imager at Shigaraki
T. Nakamura, A. Higashikawa, T. Tsuda, and Y. Matsushita
Earth Planets Space, Vol. 51 (Nos. 7, 8), pp. 897-906, 1999
[Abstract] | [Full text] (PDF 1.8 MB)