Tidal middle latitude experiment

Project Information

TIME

Grant agreement ID: FMBI961324

Project closed

Start date 1 November 1996

End date 31 October 1997

Funded under

• Specific research and technological development programme in the field of the training and mobility of researchers, 1994-1998

Total cost No data

EU contribution No data

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF WALES ABERYSTWYTH
United Kingdom

Objective

Recent observations (showing that the tidal amplitudes are larger than predicted by models) and new modelisations (emphazing the important interaction with the other waves and the mean flow) give an increasing impulse in tidal studies. Preliminary studies demonstrate the possibility to extract middle atmospheric tidal characteristic from Rayleigh lidars provided the measurement time is longer than 7 hours. This is a proposal to develop the measurements of the tides in the middle atmosphere, using instruments that are used to perform routinely: the network of several radars and lidars on 4 european sites represents an unique opportunity to study the tidal phase relationship between temperature and wind, to extend the tidal observations at several latitudes, to quantify the interaction with the mean flow and the ozone concentration, and the influence on the climate. In addition, the tidal study from ground based instruments is important for specifically the satellites validation.
KEYWORDS
Tides, Atmospheric Temperature and Wind, European network, Lidar and Radar Satellite Validation

Fields of science

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• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › aerospace engineering › satellite technology
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › information engineering › telecommunications › radio technology › radar

Programme(s)

• FP4-TMR - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of the training and mobility of researchers, 1994-1998

Topic(s)

• 0302 - Post-doctoral research training grants
• TE08 - Meteorology, Atmospheric Studies

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

RGI - Research grants (individual fellowships)

Coordinator

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF WALES ABERYSTWYTH

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Penglais Campus, Cerediglon ; SY23 3BZ ABERYSTWYTH ; United Kingdom
• Total cost: No data

Participants (1)

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France

• EU contribution: No data
• Total cost: No data