Southern Argentina Agile Meteor Radar: System design and initial measurements of large-scale winds and tides
- Autores
- Fritts, D. C.; Janches, D.; Iimura, H.; Hocking, W. K.; Mitchell, N. J.; Stockwell, R. G.; Fuller, B.; Vandepeer, B.; Hormaechea, Jose Luis; Brunini, Claudio Antonio; Levato, Orlando Hugo
- Año de publicación
- 2010
- Idioma
- inglés
- Tipo de recurso
- artículo
- Estado
- versión publicada
- Descripción
- The Southern Argentina Agile Meteor Radar (SAAMER) was installed at Rio Grande on Tierra del Fuego (53.8°S, 67.8°W) in May 2008 and has been operational for ∼24 months. This paper describes the motivations for the radar design and its placement at the southern tip of South America, its operating modes and capabilities, and observations of the mean winds, planetary waves, and tides during its first ∼20 months of operation. SAAMER was specifically designed to provide very high resolution of large-scale motions and hopefully enable direct measurements of the vertical momentum flux by gravity waves, which have only been possible previously with dual- or multiple-beam radars and lidars or in situ measurements. SAAMER was placed on Tierra del Fuego because it was a region devoid of similar measurements, the latitude was anticipated to provide high sensitivity to an expected large semidiurnal tide, and the region is now recognized to be a “hot spot” of small-scale gravity wave activity extending from the troposphere into the mesosphere and lower thermosphere, perhaps the most dynamically active location on Earth. SAAMER was also intended to permit simultaneous enhanced meteor studies, including “head echo” and “nonspecular” measurements, which were previously possible only with high-power large-aperture radars. Initial measurements have defined the mean circulation and structure, exhibited planetary waves at various periods, and revealed large semidiurnal tide amplitudes and variability, with maximum amplitudes at higher altitudes often exceeding 60 m s−1 and amplitude modulations at periods from a few to ∼30 days.
Fil: Fritts, D. C.. Colorado Research Associates division, Boulder; Estados Unidos
Fil: Janches, D.. Colorado Research Associates division, Boulder; Estados Unidos
Fil: Iimura, H.. Colorado Research Associates division, Boulder; Estados Unidos
Fil: Hocking, W. K.. University of Western Ontario. Department of Physics; Canadá
Fil: Mitchell, N. J.. University Of Bath; Reino Unido
Fil: Stockwell, R. G.. Colorado Research Associates division, Boulder; Estados Unidos
Fil: Fuller, B.. Genesis Software Pty; Australia
Fil: Vandepeer, B.. Genesis Software Pty; Australia
Fil: Hormaechea, Jose Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico San Juan; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata; Argentina
Fil: Brunini, Claudio Antonio. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico San Juan; Argentina
Fil: Levato, Orlando Hugo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico San Juan. Instituto de Ciencias Astronomicas de la Tierra y del Espacio; Argentina - Materia
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Southern Argentina Agile Meteor Radar: System design and initial measurements of large-scale winds and tidesFritts, D. C.Janches, D.Iimura, H.Hocking, W. K.Mitchell, N. J.Stockwell, R. G.Fuller, B.Vandepeer, B.Hormaechea, Jose LuisBrunini, Claudio AntonioLevato, Orlando HugometeorsradarsArgentinaTierra del Fuegohttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1The Southern Argentina Agile Meteor Radar (SAAMER) was installed at Rio Grande on Tierra del Fuego (53.8°S, 67.8°W) in May 2008 and has been operational for ∼24 months. This paper describes the motivations for the radar design and its placement at the southern tip of South America, its operating modes and capabilities, and observations of the mean winds, planetary waves, and tides during its first ∼20 months of operation. SAAMER was specifically designed to provide very high resolution of large-scale motions and hopefully enable direct measurements of the vertical momentum flux by gravity waves, which have only been possible previously with dual- or multiple-beam radars and lidars or in situ measurements. SAAMER was placed on Tierra del Fuego because it was a region devoid of similar measurements, the latitude was anticipated to provide high sensitivity to an expected large semidiurnal tide, and the region is now recognized to be a “hot spot” of small-scale gravity wave activity extending from the troposphere into the mesosphere and lower thermosphere, perhaps the most dynamically active location on Earth. SAAMER was also intended to permit simultaneous enhanced meteor studies, including “head echo” and “nonspecular” measurements, which were previously possible only with high-power large-aperture radars. Initial measurements have defined the mean circulation and structure, exhibited planetary waves at various periods, and revealed large semidiurnal tide amplitudes and variability, with maximum amplitudes at higher altitudes often exceeding 60 m s−1 and amplitude modulations at periods from a few to ∼30 days.Fil: Fritts, D. C.. Colorado Research Associates division, Boulder; Estados UnidosFil: Janches, D.. Colorado Research Associates division, Boulder; Estados UnidosFil: Iimura, H.. Colorado Research Associates division, Boulder; Estados UnidosFil: Hocking, W. K.. University of Western Ontario. Department of Physics; CanadáFil: Mitchell, N. J.. University Of Bath; Reino UnidoFil: Stockwell, R. G.. Colorado Research Associates division, Boulder; Estados UnidosFil: Fuller, B.. Genesis Software Pty; AustraliaFil: Vandepeer, B.. Genesis Software Pty; AustraliaFil: Hormaechea, Jose Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico San Juan; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata; ArgentinaFil: Brunini, Claudio Antonio. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico San Juan; ArgentinaFil: Levato, Orlando Hugo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico San Juan. Instituto de Ciencias Astronomicas de la Tierra y del Espacio; ArgentinaAmerican Geophysical Union2010-09info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/13414Fritts, D. C.; Janches, D.; Iimura, H.; Hocking, W. K.; Mitchell, N. J.; et al.; Southern Argentina Agile Meteor Radar: System design and initial measurements of large-scale winds and tides; American Geophysical Union; Journal of Geophysical Research; 115; D18; 9-2010; 1-182169-8996enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2010JD013850/abstractinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1029/2010JD013850info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:59:49Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/13414instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:59:50.08CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse |
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Southern Argentina Agile Meteor Radar: System design and initial measurements of large-scale winds and tides |
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Southern Argentina Agile Meteor Radar: System design and initial measurements of large-scale winds and tides |
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Southern Argentina Agile Meteor Radar: System design and initial measurements of large-scale winds and tides Fritts, D. C. meteors radars Argentina Tierra del Fuego |
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Southern Argentina Agile Meteor Radar: System design and initial measurements of large-scale winds and tides |
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Southern Argentina Agile Meteor Radar: System design and initial measurements of large-scale winds and tides |
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Southern Argentina Agile Meteor Radar: System design and initial measurements of large-scale winds and tides |
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Southern Argentina Agile Meteor Radar: System design and initial measurements of large-scale winds and tides |
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Southern Argentina Agile Meteor Radar: System design and initial measurements of large-scale winds and tides |
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Fritts, D. C. Janches, D. Iimura, H. Hocking, W. K. Mitchell, N. J. Stockwell, R. G. Fuller, B. Vandepeer, B. Hormaechea, Jose Luis Brunini, Claudio Antonio Levato, Orlando Hugo |
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Fritts, D. C. |
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Fritts, D. C. Janches, D. Iimura, H. Hocking, W. K. Mitchell, N. J. Stockwell, R. G. Fuller, B. Vandepeer, B. Hormaechea, Jose Luis Brunini, Claudio Antonio Levato, Orlando Hugo |
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Janches, D. Iimura, H. Hocking, W. K. Mitchell, N. J. Stockwell, R. G. Fuller, B. Vandepeer, B. Hormaechea, Jose Luis Brunini, Claudio Antonio Levato, Orlando Hugo |
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meteors radars Argentina Tierra del Fuego |
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meteors radars Argentina Tierra del Fuego |
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The Southern Argentina Agile Meteor Radar (SAAMER) was installed at Rio Grande on Tierra del Fuego (53.8°S, 67.8°W) in May 2008 and has been operational for ∼24 months. This paper describes the motivations for the radar design and its placement at the southern tip of South America, its operating modes and capabilities, and observations of the mean winds, planetary waves, and tides during its first ∼20 months of operation. SAAMER was specifically designed to provide very high resolution of large-scale motions and hopefully enable direct measurements of the vertical momentum flux by gravity waves, which have only been possible previously with dual- or multiple-beam radars and lidars or in situ measurements. SAAMER was placed on Tierra del Fuego because it was a region devoid of similar measurements, the latitude was anticipated to provide high sensitivity to an expected large semidiurnal tide, and the region is now recognized to be a “hot spot” of small-scale gravity wave activity extending from the troposphere into the mesosphere and lower thermosphere, perhaps the most dynamically active location on Earth. SAAMER was also intended to permit simultaneous enhanced meteor studies, including “head echo” and “nonspecular” measurements, which were previously possible only with high-power large-aperture radars. Initial measurements have defined the mean circulation and structure, exhibited planetary waves at various periods, and revealed large semidiurnal tide amplitudes and variability, with maximum amplitudes at higher altitudes often exceeding 60 m s−1 and amplitude modulations at periods from a few to ∼30 days. Fil: Fritts, D. C.. Colorado Research Associates division, Boulder; Estados Unidos Fil: Janches, D.. Colorado Research Associates division, Boulder; Estados Unidos Fil: Iimura, H.. Colorado Research Associates division, Boulder; Estados Unidos Fil: Hocking, W. K.. University of Western Ontario. Department of Physics; Canadá Fil: Mitchell, N. J.. University Of Bath; Reino Unido Fil: Stockwell, R. G.. Colorado Research Associates division, Boulder; Estados Unidos Fil: Fuller, B.. Genesis Software Pty; Australia Fil: Vandepeer, B.. Genesis Software Pty; Australia Fil: Hormaechea, Jose Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico San Juan; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata; Argentina Fil: Brunini, Claudio Antonio. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico San Juan; Argentina Fil: Levato, Orlando Hugo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico San Juan. Instituto de Ciencias Astronomicas de la Tierra y del Espacio; Argentina |
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The Southern Argentina Agile Meteor Radar (SAAMER) was installed at Rio Grande on Tierra del Fuego (53.8°S, 67.8°W) in May 2008 and has been operational for ∼24 months. This paper describes the motivations for the radar design and its placement at the southern tip of South America, its operating modes and capabilities, and observations of the mean winds, planetary waves, and tides during its first ∼20 months of operation. SAAMER was specifically designed to provide very high resolution of large-scale motions and hopefully enable direct measurements of the vertical momentum flux by gravity waves, which have only been possible previously with dual- or multiple-beam radars and lidars or in situ measurements. SAAMER was placed on Tierra del Fuego because it was a region devoid of similar measurements, the latitude was anticipated to provide high sensitivity to an expected large semidiurnal tide, and the region is now recognized to be a “hot spot” of small-scale gravity wave activity extending from the troposphere into the mesosphere and lower thermosphere, perhaps the most dynamically active location on Earth. SAAMER was also intended to permit simultaneous enhanced meteor studies, including “head echo” and “nonspecular” measurements, which were previously possible only with high-power large-aperture radars. Initial measurements have defined the mean circulation and structure, exhibited planetary waves at various periods, and revealed large semidiurnal tide amplitudes and variability, with maximum amplitudes at higher altitudes often exceeding 60 m s−1 and amplitude modulations at periods from a few to ∼30 days. |
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