Journal
ANNALES GEOPHYSICAE
Volume 23, Issue 11, Pages 3431-3437Publisher
COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-23-3431-2005
Keywords
meteorology and atmospheric dynamics; middle atmosphere dynamics; waves and tides; instruments and techniques
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A procedure of revealing parameters of internal gravity waves from meteor radar wind measurements is presented. The method is based on dividing the measuring volume into different parts and, using wavelet analysis, calculating the phase progression of frequency peaks in the vertical and horizontal direction. Thus, the distribution of vertical and horizontal wavelengths and directions of IGW energy propagation, using meteor radar data, has been obtained. The method was applied to a 4-month data set obtained in July and August, 1998 and 1999. As expected, the majority of waves have been found to propagate upwards, although a considerable number seem to propagate downwards as well. High-frequency (intrinsic periods T* of less than 2 h) waves are dominating. The distribution of waves over the course of an average day is only weakly structured, with weak maxima in the morning and evening.
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