Global dynamics of the MLT

AK Smith - Surveys in Geophysics, 2012 - Springer
The transition between the middle atmosphere and the thermosphere is known as the MLT
region (for mesosphere and lower thermosphere). This area has some characteristics that …

Dynamical control of the middle atmosphere

E Becker - Space science reviews, 2012 - Springer
This review recapitulates the concept of the wave-driven residual circulation in the
stratosphere and mesosphere. The residual circulation is defined as the conventional mean …

Tropospheric tides from 80 to 400 km: Propagation, interannual variability, and solar cycle effects

J Oberheide, JM Forbes, K Häusler… - Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Recent observations and model simulations demonstrate unequivocally that non‐Sun‐
synchronous (nonmigrating) tides due to deep tropical convection produce large …

Wave‐driven variability in the ionosphere‐thermosphere‐mesosphere system from TIMED observations: What contributes to the “wave 4”?

J Oberheide, JM Forbes, X Zhang… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Numerous observations and model studies made during the past 5 years have
unequivocally revealed that the ionosphere and thermosphere owe a considerable amount …

Influence of parameterized small‐scale gravity waves on the migrating diurnal tide in Earth's thermosphere

E Yiğit, AS Medvedev - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Effects of subgrid‐scale gravity waves (GWs) on the diurnal migrating tides are
investigated from the mesosphere to the upper thermosphere for September equinox …

Investigation of mesosphere and lower thermosphere dynamics over central and northern Peru using SIMONe systems

JF Conte, JL Chau, E Yiğit, J Suclupe… - Journal of the …, 2024 - journals.ametsoc.org
One year of Spread spectrum Interferometric Multistatic meteor radar Observing Network
(SIMONe) measurements are analyzed and compared for the first time between two low …

Temporal variability of tidal and gravity waves during a record long 10-day continuous lidar sounding

K Baumgarten, M Gerding… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
Gravity waves (GWs) as well as solar tides are a key driving mechanism for the circulation in
the Earth's atmosphere. The propagation of gravity waves is strongly affected by tidal waves …

Quantification of the gravity wave forcing of the migrating diurnal tide in a gravity wave–resolving general circulation model

S Watanabe, S Miyahara - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The interaction of gravity waves (GWs) and the migrating diurnal tide are studied in a GW‐
resolving general circulation model (GCM) by calculating the tidal components of zonal wind …

On the impact of middle‐atmosphere thermal tides on the propagation and dissipation of gravity waves

F Senf, U Achatz - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
In the middle atmosphere, solar thermal tides cause large variations in the background
conditions for gravity‐wave propagation. The induced modulation of gravity‐wave pseudo …