On the variability of the quarter-diurnal tide in the MLT over Brazilian low-latitude stations

Abstract The characteristic features of the quarterdiurnal tide (QDT) in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT) are investigated using meteor radar observations from three low-latitude southern hemispheric stations, Sao Joao do Cariri (7.4°S, 36.5°W), Cachoeira Paulista (22.7°S, 45°W) and Santa...

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Main Authors: Amitava Guharay, Paulo Prado Batista, Ricardo Arlen Buriti, Nelson Jorge Schuch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-08-01
Series:Earth, Planets and Space
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40623-018-0910-9