Browsing by Author "Vincent, R.A."

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    Report of MSG-6 on the scientific aspects of an international equatorial observatory (IEO)
    (Instituto Geofísico del Perú, 1983) Balsley, B.B.; Blamont, J.; Forbes, J.M.; Geller, M.A.; Hirota, I.; Vincent, R.A.; Woodman Pollitt, Ronald Francisco
    MSG-6 has been set up to study this on the basis that there is need to have observatories very close to the equator so that we may understand equatorial dynamics much more precisely than we do now. Such observatories, which are equipped with MST radars, lidar and other facilities, should be constructed and operated th rough international cooperation. Specific require­ments for the observation of equatorial middle atmosphere dynamics were discussed at the Workshop held 10-12 May 1982 at Estes Park, CO, USA, as will be shown in Section 2. MSG-6 has further worked on the problem, obtaining the opinions of each member as to the following questio ns: (1 ) locations of IEOs; (2) specification of the faciliti es at IEOs; and (3) finanical support on the construction and the maintenance of IEOs.The proposed locations for IEOs are, in alphabetical arder, Christmas Island, Galapagos Island, Kourous, Nauru and Tumbes (or Iquitos).
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    Research status and recommendations from the Alaska Workshop on gravity waves and turbulence in the middle atmosphere, Fairbanks, Alaska, 18-22 july 1983
    (American Meteorological Society, 1984) Fritts, D.C.; Geller, M.A.; Balsley, B.R.; Chanin, M.L.; Hirota, I.; Holton, J.R.; Kato, S.; Lindzen, R.S.; Schoeberl, M.R.; Vincent, R.A.; Woodman Pollitt, Ronald Francisco
    A small group of atmospheric scientists met recently to discuss gravity wave and turbulence processes in the middle atmosphere. Our objectives were both to review the current theoretical understending and observational capabilities in this field and to suggest additional studies that would futher our knowledge of these processes and their effects on the large-scale circulation of the middle atmosphere. It is hoped that our review and recommendations will be useful in the design of future progrms for studies of middle atmosphere dynamics.
    Palabras clave:Gravitational wavesTurbulenceAtmosphere