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Comparison of meteor radar and satellite winds in the Brazilian equatorial region
Departamento de Física, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Rua Baraúnas, 351, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil
Delis Otildes Rodrigues
Departamento de Física, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Rua Baraúnas, 351, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil
Igo Paulino
Unidade Acadêmica de Física, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Rua Aprígio Veloso, 882, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil
Lourivaldo Mota Lima
Departamento de Física, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Rua Baraúnas, 351, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil
Ricardo Arlen Buriti
Unidade Acadêmica de Física, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Rua Aprígio Veloso, 882, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil
Paulo Prado Batista
Division of Heliophysics, Planetary Science and Aeronomy, National Institute for Space Research, Avenida dos Astronautas, 1.758, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil
Aaron Ridley
Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan, 1416 Space Research Building, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2143, USA
Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan, 1416 Space Research Building, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2143, USA
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Comparisons of wind measurements using two different techniques (ground-based radar and satellite) in Brazil during 2006 were made in order to point out the advantages of each instrument for studies in the mesosphere and upper thermosphere. (i) For short-period variations, the measurements of the satellite were more advantageous. (ii) The monthly climatology using the radar was more appropriate. (iii) For long periods (longer than a few months), both instruments responded satisfactorily.
Comparisons of wind measurements using two different techniques (ground-based radar and...
