CXVII. The height variation of upper atmospheric winds
- 1 December 1956
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Philosophical Magazine
- Vol. 1 (12) , 1157-1171
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14786435608238199
Abstract
The radio echo meteor technique has been used to investigate the variation of wind velocity with altitude in the 80–100 km region. Phase changes of 5 deg km−1 are found in the 12 hour periodic wind and the amplitude of this component also increases by about 1 m sec−1 km-1 with height. There is also a uniform height gradient of 0·5 m sec −1 km−1 in the prevailing wind. The variations in the periodic wind are considered in relation to the theory of atmospheric oscillations.Keywords
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