Polar mesosphere summer echoes (PMSE) at Halley (76°S, 27°W), Antarctica

Jarvis, Martin J.; Clilverd, Mark A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7388-1529; Rose, Mike C.; Rodwell, Shane. 2005 Polar mesosphere summer echoes (PMSE) at Halley (76°S, 27°W), Antarctica. Geophysical Research Letters, 32 (6), L06816. 5, pp. https://doi.org/10.1029/2004GL021804

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Abstract/Summary

Polar Mesosphere Summer Echoes (PMSE) are a pointer to summer mesospheric conditions and have fuelled the debate over temperature differences between the Antarctic and Arctic mesopause regions. However few PMSE observations have ever been made in Antarctica. We present initial PMSE observations from Halley (76°S, 27°W), taken during January and February 2004. These are the first observations at such high southern latitude, the first using a dynasonde for detection, and the first at 28 MHz. PMSE are frequently observed and exhibit a double maximum in diurnal occurrence in contrast to published observations at similar Arctic latitudes. The PMSE season ends slightly earlier, relative to summer solstice, than in the Arctic. The strength of the PMSE appear similar to PMSE observed in the northern hemisphere; this is consistent with published falling sphere measurements showing similar summer mesopause temperatures in January in the Antarctic as in July in the Arctic.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1029/2004GL021804
Programmes:	BAS Programmes > Antarctic Science in the Global Context (2000-2005) > Geospace Atmosphere Transfer Functions
ISSN:	0094-8276
NORA Subject Terms:	Atmospheric Sciences
Date made live:	21 Dec 2007 14:01 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/1822

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1029/2004GL021804

Programmes:

BAS Programmes > Antarctic Science in the Global Context (2000-2005) > Geospace Atmosphere Transfer Functions

ISSN:

0094-8276

NORA Subject Terms:

Atmospheric Sciences

Date made live:

21 Dec 2007 14:01 +0 (UTC)