Dr. Allen et al., Antarctic polar descent and planetary wave activity observed in ISAMS CO from April to July 1992, GEOPHYS R L, 27(5), 2000, pp. 665-668
Antarctic polar descent and planetary wave activity in the upper stratosphe
re and lower mesosphere are observed in ISAMS CO data from April to July 19
92. CO-derived mean April-to-May upper stratosphere descent rates of 15 K/d
ay (0.25 km/day) at 60 degrees S and 20 K/day (0.33 km/day) at 80 degrees S
are compared with descent rates from diabatic trajectory analyses. At 60 d
egrees S there is excellent agreement, while at 80 degrees S the trajectory
-derived descent is significantly larger in early April. Zonal wavenumber 1
enhancement of CO is observed on 9 and 28 May, coincident with enhanced wa
ve 1 in UKMO geopotential height. The 9 May event extends from 40 to 70 km
and shows westward phase tilt with height, while the 28 May event extends f
rom 40 to 50 km and shows virtually Ilo phase tilt with height.