Metadata details
AAS_4130_Winds
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- Citation
- Conde, M., Anderson, C., Kosch, M., Dyson, P.L. and Davies, T. (2014) Winds and temperatures in the upper atmosphere above and between Mawson and Davis, Ver. 1, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - doi:10.26179/xmyd-3m48, Accessed: 2026-09-07
- Title
- Winds and temperatures in the upper atmosphere above and between Mawson and Davis
- Data Centre
- Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
- DOI
- doi:10.26179/xmyd-3m48
- Created Date
- 2014-08-04
- Revision Date
- 2026-04-22
- Expected Date of Data Release
- 2014-08-27
- Data Version
- 1
- Parent record
- None
Datasets and documents
Related links
Description
Data products of analysed data show wind speeds and directions and temperatures in the upper atmosphere above, around and between Mawson and Davis Stations in Antarctica. Data are collected from approximately the heights at which green and red aurora occur.
Raw data are recorded photographically with very sensitive CCD cameras as sets of interference fringes formed in Fabry-Perot Interferometers by light from airglow or aurora. Light from other sources like the moon and stars are filtered out. From very small changes in the interference patterns Doppler shifts in the wavelength of the light are inferred. Wind speeds and directions, and temperatures are calculated from the Doppler shifts. For more information go to http://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/environment/atmosphere/studying-the-atmosphere/studying-the-thermosphere-with-fabry-perot-spectrometers
These data products were produced as part of AAS project 4130 - they are the first installment in the "Neutral winds and temperatures in the thermosphere above Antarctica" data product set.
Quality
There are no problems with the data products of winds and temperatures. Some of the 2013 raw data (interferograms) were distorted by an intermittent fault in the apparatus but they were not included in the analysis.
Access
These data are publicly available from the provided URL.
Temporal Coverages
- Start date: 2012-07-01 - Stop date: 2013-10-29
Spatial Coverages
Science Keywords
- EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND SPEED
- EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS
- EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE
Additional Keywords
- None
Locations
- CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
Platforms
- FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS
Instruments
- Fabry-Perot Interferometer
Researchers
- conde, mark (INVESTIGATOR)
- anderson, callum (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT)
- kosch, mike (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT)
- dyson, peter (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT)
- davies, theodore (TECHNICAL CONTACT)
- connell, dave (DIF AUTHOR)
Use Constraints
This data set conforms to the CCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=AAS_4130_Winds when using these data.
Project
ISO Topic
- CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Dataset Language
- English
Orignating Centre
- Australian Antarctic Division
Dataset Progress
- COMPLETE
IDN Node
- AMD
- AMD/AU
Metadata Revision History
2014-08-05 - record created by Dave Connell from a template completed by Theo Davies. 2014-08-27 - record updated by Dave Connell to publicly release the data. 2026-04-22 - record updated by Dave Connell - basic updates.
