Inertia‐gravity waves in Antarctica: A case study using simultaneous lidar and radar measurements at McMurdo/Scott Base (77.8° S, 166.7° E)

C Chen, X Chu, AJ McDonald, SL Vadas… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This study presents the first coincident observation of inertia‐gravity waves (IGWs) by lidar
and radar in the Antarctic mesopause region. This is also the first known observation of two …

Vertical evolution of potential energy density and vertical wave number spectrum of Antarctic gravity waves from 35 to 105 km at McMurdo (77.8 S, 166.7 E)

X Lu, X Chu, W Fong, C Chen, Z Yu… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We report the first characterization of potential energy densities and vertical wave number
spectra of Antarctic gravity waves (GWs) from 35 to 105 km, derived from Fe lidar …

High-efficiency receiver architecture for resonance-fluorescence and Doppler lidars

JA Smith, X Chu - Applied Optics, 2015 - opg.optica.org
A high-efficiency lidar receiver architecture that emphasizes boosting the receiver collection
efficiency of resonance-fluorescence and Doppler lidars has opened up new avenues of …

Diurnal variations of the Fe layer in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere: Four season variability and solar effects on the layer bottomside at McMurdo (77.8 S …

Z Yu, X Chu, W Huang, W Fong… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
We provide one of the first reports on diurnal variations of the Fe layer in the mesosphere
and lower thermosphere (MLT) using nearly 1000 h of data collected with an Fe Boltzmann …

First lidar observations of quasi‐biennial oscillation‐induced interannual variations of gravity wave potential energy density at McMurdo via a modulation of the …

Z Li, X Chu, VL Harvey, J Jandreau, X Lu… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This work presents the first lidar observations of a Quasi‐Biennial Oscillation (QBO) in the
interannual variations of stratospheric gravity wave potential energy density (Epm in 30–50 …

[PDF][PDF] Refurbishment and upgrade of Fe Boltzmann/Rayleigh temperature lidar at Boulder for McMurdo lidar campaign in Antarctica

Z Wang, X Chu, W Huang, W Fong… - Proceeding of the …, 2012 - cires1.colorado.edu
For a lidar campaign at McMurdo, Antarctica (77.8 S, 166.7 E) to make year-round
measurements of atmospheric temperature, composition, and dynamics with full-diurnal …

Exploration of the mystery of polar wave dynamics with lidar/radar observations and general circulation models & development of new wave analysis methods

C Chen - 2016 - search.proquest.com
The Space-atmosphere interaction region (SAIR) between~ 50 and 200 km is one of the key
factors enabling our Earth to harbor life. Its fundamental processes are believed to be …

[PDF][PDF] PROPERTIES AT MCMURDO, ANTARCTICA

C Chen, X Chu, Z Yu, W Fong, AJ McDonald, X Lu… - researchgate.net
ABSTRACT A new lidar campaign ongoing at McMurdo (77.8 S, 166.7 E), Antarctica has
provided high-resolution temperature data in the mesopause region, which are used to …