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The longitudinal variations of upper thermospheric zonal winds observed by the CHAMP satellite at low and mid-latitudes

Longitudinal structures of zonal winds
Thursday, March 1, 2018

In this work, Kedeng Zhang, Wenbin Wang and others, investigate the longitudinal patterns of thermospheric zonal winds (~400 km) and their seasonal and solar activity dependence.

Climatology of semidiurnal lunar and solar tides at mid and high latitudes: comparison between hemispheres

Mean zonal wind
Friday, July 7, 2017

The semidiurnal lunar and solar tides obtained from meteor radar measurements spanning from 2009 until 2013 observed at Davis (69°S) and Rio Grande (54°S) are presented and compared to the northern hemisphere at Andenes (69°N) and Juliusruh (54°N).

Azaymi Siu investigates the penumbra of sunspots

Azaymi Litzi Siu Tapia

Azaymi Litzi Siu Tapia is a PhD student in Solar Physics at Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research and the University of Gottingen in Germany, since August 2014. She is working with Andreas Lagg and Sami K.

Qian Wu

Submitted by whawkins on April 15, 2016 - 9:34am

Dr. Qian Wu is a Project Scientist in the High Altitude Observatory of the National Center for Atmospheric Research specializing in observations of mesospheric and thermospheric winds.

Solar Transients and Space Weather

Overview and Research Goal

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