Articles | Volume 27, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-27-1399-2009
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the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.First observation of an undular mesospheric bore in a Doppler duct
Abstract. On 1 October 2005, during the SpreadFEx campaign, a distinct mesospheric bore was observed over São João do Cariri (7.4° S, 36.5° W), Brazil by using airglow all-sky imagers. The event appeared both in the OI5577 and OH emissions, forming a well extended wave front which was followed by short waves from behind. Simultaneous wind and temperature data obtained by the meteor radar and the TIMED/SABER satellite instrument revealed that the bore event occurred during the Doppler ducting condition in the emission layers.