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Diurnal mesospheric tidal winds observed simultaneously by meteor radars in Costa Rica (10° N, 86° W) and Brazil (7° S, 37° W)
Unidade Acadêmica de Física, Universidade Federal de Campina
Grande, C. Grande, 58429-900, Brazil
Wayne Hocking
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Western Ontario,
London, N6A3K7, Canada
Paulo P. Batista
Heliophysics, Planetary Sciences and Aeronomy Division, National Institute for Space Research, S. J. dos Campos, 12227-101, Brazil
Igo Paulino
Unidade Acadêmica de Física, Universidade Federal de Campina
Grande, C. Grande, 58429-900, Brazil
Ana R. Paulino
Departamento de Física, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, C.
Grande, 58429-500, Brazil
Marcial Garbanzo-Salas
Departament of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, Universidad
of Costa Rica, San Jose, 11501-2060, Costa Rica
Barclay Clemesha
Heliophysics, Planetary Sciences and Aeronomy Division, National Institute for Space Research, S. J. dos Campos, 12227-101, Brazil
deceased
Amauri F. Medeiros
Unidade Acadêmica de Física, Universidade Federal de Campina
Grande, C. Grande, 58429-900, Brazil
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Solar atmospheric tides are natural oscillations of 24, 12, 8... hours that contribute to the circulation of the atmosphere from low to high altitudes. The Sun heats the atmosphere periodically because, mainly, water vapor and ozone absorb solar radiation between the ground and 50 km height during the day. Tides propagate upward and they can be observed in, for example, the wind field. This work presents diurnal tides observed by meteor radars which measure wind between 80 and 100 km height.
Solar atmospheric tides are natural oscillations of 24, 12, 8... hours that contribute to the...
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