Comparative statistical analysis of neutral wind  in mid-latitude mesosphere / lower thermosphere based on meteor radar and Fabry — Perot interferometer data

Roman Vasilyev; Maksim Artamonov; Evgeniy Merzlyakov

doi:10.12737/stp-42201808

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COMPARATIVE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF NEUTRAL WIND IN MID-LATITUDE MESOSPHERE / LOWER THERMOSPHERE BASED ON METEOR RADAR AND FABRY — PEROT INTERFEROMETER DATA Comparative statistical analysis of neutral wind in mid-latitude mesosphere / lower thermosphere based on meteor radar and Fabry — Perot interferometer data

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Published in Solar-Terrestrial Physics · Volume 4, Issue 2 · Pages 49–57 · Rubric: Results of current research

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12737/stp-42201808

Received: 29.06.2018 Accepted: 16.03.2026 Language of publication: ENG

Authors

Roman Vasilyev

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Maksim Artamonov

Evgeniy Merzlyakov

Roman Vasilyev

Academic degree: candidate of physical and mathematical sciences

Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics SB RAS Russian Federation · Irkutsk

ORCID ResearcherID

Maksim Artamonov

Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics SB RAS Russian Federation · Irkutsk

Evgeniy Merzlyakov

Institute for Experimental Meteorology, Science and Production Association “Typhoon” Russian Federation · Obninsk

ABSTRACT

Studies of the upper atmosphere wind are very important both for understanding the mechanism of transformation of exposure energy into heating, movement and chemical activity of the atmosphere, and similar processes of energy transfer from lower to upper atmospheric layers. Instruments and methods for studying the wind velocity and its variations at different height levels usually complement each other in such studies. We perform a comparative analysis of information about the neutral horizontal wind over Eastern Siberia in the winter-spring period obtained by different methods. We observe some features appearing at different heights during geomagnetic storms and sudden stratospheric warming events. We propose a method for comparative statistical analysis of the neutral wind registered at different sites and show its validity. Using this method, we make a quantitative comparison of winds measured over Eastern Siberia in the winter-spring period. The wind measured by the meteor radar and Fabry-Perot interferometer at 90 km has similar direction and absolute velocity. The wind measured by the Fabry—Perot interferometer at 100 km differs from that estimated by the meteor radar only in direction. The wind measured by the Fabry—Perot interferometer at 250 km has a velocity 2.5 times faster and a direction differing by 30–40° from the wind obtained by the meteor radar.

KEYWORDS

meteor radar, Fabry—Perot interferometer, horizontal wind, mesosphere, lower thermosphere, geomagnetic storm, sudden stratospheric warming, statistical correlation analysis

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Vasilyev R. V., Artamonov M. F., Merzlyakov E. G. Comparative statistical analysis of neutral wind in mid-latitude mesosphere / lower thermosphere based on meteor radar and Fabry — Perot interferometer data // Solar-Terrestrial Physics. 2018. no. 2. pp. 49-57. DOI: https://doi.org/10.12737/stp-42201808. (Date of access 23.09.2026).

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Roman Vasilyev, Artamonov M. F., Merzlyakov E. G.. "Comparative statistical analysis of neutral wind in mid-latitude mesosphere / lower thermosphere based on meteor radar and Fabry — Perot interferometer data." Solar-Terrestrial Physics 4.2 (2018): 49-57. DOI: https://doi.org/10.12737/stp-42201808.

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Vasilyev R. V., Artamonov M. F., Merzlyakov E. G. (2018). Comparative statistical analysis of neutral wind in mid-latitude mesosphere / lower thermosphere based on meteor radar and Fabry — Perot interferometer data. Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 4(2), 49-57. https://doi.org/10.12737/stp-42201808

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Roman Vasilyev, Artamonov M. F., Merzlyakov E. G.. "Comparative statistical analysis of neutral wind in mid-latitude mesosphere / lower thermosphere based on meteor radar and Fabry — Perot interferometer data." Solar-Terrestrial Physics 4, no. 2 (2018): 49-57. https://doi.org/10.12737/stp-42201808.

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