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 …

[HTML][HTML] Opinion: Recent developments and future directions in studying the mesosphere and lower thermosphere

JMC Plane, J Gumbel, KS Kalogerakis… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - acp.copernicus.org
This article begins with a review of important advances in the chemistry and related physics
of the mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT) region of the atmosphere that have …

Implications for atmospheric dynamics derived from global observations of gravity wave momentum flux in stratosphere and mesosphere

M Ern, P Preusse, JC Gille… - Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
In this work absolute values of gravity wave (GW) momentum flux are derived from global
temperature measurements by the satellite instruments High Resolution Dynamics Limb …

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 …

The roles of planetary and gravity waves during a major stratospheric sudden warming as characterized in WACCM

V Limpasuvan, JH Richter, YJ Orsolini, F Stordal… - Journal of Atmospheric …, 2012 - Elsevier
The roles of planetary waves (PWs) and gravity waves (GWs) are examined during a
realistic major stratospheric sudden warming (SSW), simulated in the National Center for …

A simple model for the interhemispheric coupling of the middle atmosphere circulation

H Körnich, E Becker - Advances in Space Research, 2010 - Elsevier
The interhemispheric coupling of the middle atmosphere general circulation is characterized
by a global anomaly pattern of the zonal-mean temperature. This pattern reflects an …

Attribution of ionospheric vertical plasma drift perturbations to large‐scale waves and the dependence on solar activity

HL Liu, AD Richmond - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, we quantify the contribution of individual large‐scale waves to ionospheric
electrodynamics and examine the dependence of the ionospheric perturbations on solar …

Understanding the excitation of quasi‐6‐day waves in both hemispheres during the September 2019 Antarctic SSW

Z Ma, Y Gong, S Zhang, Q Xiao, J Xue… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Responses of quasi‐6‐day waves (Q6DWs) to the extreme 2019 Antarctic stratospheric
sudden warming (SSW) have been widely reported in the ionosphere, while the excitation …

Trends in the polar summer mesosphere temperature and pressure altitude from satellite observations

SM Bailey, B Thurairajah, ME Hervig, DE Siskind… - Journal of Atmospheric …, 2021 - Elsevier
Time series of mesospheric temperature and pressure altitude are produced through
combining observations by the Halogen Occultation Experiment (HALOE), Sounding of the …

Interhemispheric coupling mechanisms in the middle atmosphere of WACCM6

AK Smith, NM Pedatella… - Journal of the Atmospheric …, 2020 - journals.ametsoc.org
Abstract Simulations with the Community Earth System Model, version 2, using the Whole
Atmosphere Community Climate Model version 6 [CESM2 (WACCM6)] configuration, show …