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Quasi-2-day wave in low-latitude atmospheric winds as viewed from the ground and space during January-March, 2020
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  • Maosheng He,
  • Jorge L. Chau,
  • Jeffrey M Forbes,
  • Xiaoli Zhang,
  • Christoph R Englert,
  • Brian J Harding,
  • Thomas J. Immel,
  • Lourivaldo M. Lima,
  • S. VijayaBhaskara Rao,
  • Madineni Venkat Ratnam,
  • Guozhu Li,
  • John M Harlander,
  • Kenneth D Marr,
  • Jonathan J. Makela
Maosheng He
Leibniz-Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the Rostock University, Leibniz-Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the Rostock University
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Jorge L. Chau
Leibniz-Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the Rostock University, Leibniz-Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the Rostock University

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Jeffrey M Forbes
University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Boulder
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Xiaoli Zhang
University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Boulder
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Christoph R Englert
Naval Research Laboratory, Naval Research Laboratory
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Brian J Harding
UC Berkeley, UC Berkeley
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Thomas J. Immel
University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley
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Lourivaldo M. Lima
Universidade Estadual de Paraiba, Universidade Estadual de Paraiba
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S. VijayaBhaskara Rao
S.V. University, S.V. University
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Madineni Venkat Ratnam
National Atmospheric Research Laboratory, National Atmospheric Research Laboratory
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Guozhu Li
Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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John M Harlander
St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud State University
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Kenneth D Marr
Space Science Division, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Space Science Division, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
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Jonathan J. Makela
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
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Abstract

Horizontal winds from four low-latitude (+/-15o) specular meteor radars (SMRs) and the MIGHTI instrument on the ICON satellite, are combined to investigate quasi-2-day waves (Q2DWs) in early 2020. SMRs cover 80-100 km altitude whereas MIGHTI covers 95-300 km. Q2DWs are the largest dynamical feature of the summertime middle atmosphere. At the overlapping altitudes, comparisons between the derived Q2DWs exhibit excellent agreement. The SMR sensor array analyses show that the dominant zonal wavenumbers are s=+2 and +3, and help resolve ambiguities in MIGHTI results. We present the first Q2DW depiction for s=+3 up to 200 km and for $s=+2$ above 95 km, and show that their amplitudes are almost invariant between 80 and 100 km. Above 106 km, Q2DW amplitudes and phases present structures that might result from the superposition of Q2DWs and their aliased secondary waves.